ELF IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEXTBOOKS DESIGNED IN PORTUGAL
CONTRIBUTIONS FROM PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS
Resumo
English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) has been widely acknowledged in diverse areas (Seidlhofer, 2011; Baker, 2015; Mauranen, 2018), particularly in English language teaching (ELT), as classrooms become more linguistically and culturally diverse. However, most EFL textbooks still prioritize cultural representations from the UK and the US and their standard varieties (Leung; Lewkowicz, 2018; Guerra et al., 2022). In the Portuguese context, state schools have also become increasingly multilingual/multicultural (Oliveira, 2023). These contexts where ELF is naturally used are ideal for promoting Intercultural Communication (IC) and Intercultural Awareness (ICA; Baker, 2015). In this study, I discuss the perspectives of a group of pre-service teachers regarding cultural and accent representations in EFL textbooks, based on a questionnaire. These participants adapted two textbook activities (grades 7 and 10th) in a workshop session to address IC and ICA. Also, further suggestions for adapting teaching materials are provided. Therefore, this paper offers additional ideas and strategies for teachers to develop and adjust their materials to better address IC and ICA.
KEYWORDS: English as a Lingua Franca, Intercultural Communication, EFL textbooks
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