Understanding Multimodal Discourses in English Language Teaching Textbooks: Implications for Students...

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Dr Christopher A. Smith (Carleton University, Canada)

Understanding Multimodal Discourses in English Language Teaching Textbooks

Implications for Students and Practitioners

Dr Christopher A. Smith (Carleton University, Canada)

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Bloomsbury Academic
21 March 2024

Teachers' classroom resources & material; Educational: English language & literacy

Textbooks are indispensable components and in some case the cornerstones of the mission of English Language Teaching (ELT). However, they are artefacts of a pedagogical culture that rarely echo the concerns of their most prolific consumers: teachers and students. This book offers a useful framework for evaluating ELT textbooks from a critical discourse perspective; one that is based on sound current research but also offers practical guidance to teachers.

Building from a foundational understanding of ELT textbooks, the author presents a systematic procedure to critically analyze their multimodal discourse, examine how those discourses are negotiated between teachers and students in class, and measure how those consumers privately value the lessons. The book provides teachers with the tools they need to select and adapt materials based on critical multimodal discourse analysis, where not only the text but the pictures, websites, audio, visual elements too are subjected to a process which can reveal underlying ideologies, assumptions, omissions and reifications. The triangulated approach, demonstrated in a series of vignettes featuring Korean university students and native-English-speaking instructors, can inform textbook choice, instigate change, and inspire lesson re-contextualization to best suit the needs of its primary consumers.

By: Dr Christopher A. Smith (Carleton University Canada)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781350256996
ISBN 10: 1350256994
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 21 March 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Christopher A. Smith is Adjunct Research Professor in the School of Linguistics and Language Studies at Carleton University, Canada.

Reviews for Understanding Multimodal Discourses in English Language Teaching Textbooks: Implications for Students and Practitioners

"""This is multimodal critical discourse analysis at its best. The book guides the reader clearly and carefully in how to not take textbooks at face value. It produces fascinating and striking insights into the ideas and values carried by English language teaching books which may be less obvious to the casual user. Done in a lively and accessible pedagogical style it has the potential to foster a wave of critical work which has been severely lacking in this field."" --David Machin, Professor, Zhejiang University, China"