Abstract

The development of English as a global language has urged the field of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) to implement some reforms in relation to textbook design and curriculum development as well as the approaches to and goals of English language teaching (ELT). From the multilingual perspective, Global Englishes (GE) and translanguaging have both challenged the traditional native-oriented goal of ELT. Based on the level of language policy planning in the multilingual Greater Bay Area of China, this paper addresses the need to incorporate GE and translanguaging into textbook design and curriculum development. Referring to Byram’s framework of cultural content in textbooks, and to the GE proposal of exposure of multilingualism/multiculturalism and respect of diverse culture and identity in ELT, the paper further reports a case study to analyse the cultural content of the textbook, Speaking Critically: Intercultural Conversation. The paper also explores university students’ attitudes towards the integration of Chinese local culture into textbooks. The paper ends by addressing some challenges associated with translating GE and translanguaging into textbook design and curriculum development, and it provides further implications of such a proposal.

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Title
Global Englishes and translanguaging in textbook design and curriculum development for universities in the Greater Bay Area of China
Author
Fang, Fan 1 ; Yuan, Limin 2 ; Xu, Hongchen 3 ; Wang, Xueyi 1 

 Shantou University, Department of Foreign Languages and Literature, College of Liberal Arts, Shantou, China (GRID:grid.263451.7) (ISNI:0000 0000 9927 110X) 
 The University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Education, Hong Kong, China (GRID:grid.194645.b) (ISNI:0000000121742757) 
 Beijing Language and Culture University, Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Beijing, China (GRID:grid.443257.3) (ISNI:0000 0001 0741 516X) 
Publication year
2022
Publication date
Dec 2022
Publisher
Springer Nature B.V.
e-ISSN
23635169
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2714789637
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2022. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.