Questão 66992 de Língua Inglesa - PERFIL 2025

Questão

ID 66992

Disciplina: Língua Inglesa

Assuntos: Aquisição de Segunda Língua | Second Language Acquisition, Globalização

Ano: 2025 Banca: PERFIL - ENADE Órgão: Terceiro Simulado Pnd

A professor of language policy is analyzing the geopolitical aspects of the global English language teaching (ELT) industry. The lecture focuses on the dominant role of large publishing houses based in the UK and the US in producing 'global coursebooks' that are used in classrooms all over the world. The professor argues that these coursebooks are not just pedagogical tools, but also instruments of 'soft power' and cultural diplomacy. To illustrate this, she conducts a content analysis of a popular global coursebook. The analysis reveals that the vast majority of the texts, images, and audio recordings feature speakers of British or American English; the cultural topics focus on life in London, New York, or California; and the 'successful' characters portrayed are almost exclusively white and middle-class. The professor uses a framework from critical applied linguistics: 'The 'global' coursebook is a geopolitical artifact. Through a process of 'nesting' (placing the 'local' within the 'global' framework of the center) and 'ear-training' (exposing learners only to center accents), these materials construct a linguistic and cultural imaginary where the Anglophone 'Inner Circle' is the aspirational norm. This is not a neutral pedagogical choice; it is a political act that perpetuates a colonial model of language education and marginalizes the linguistic and cultural realities of the vast majority of English speakers in the world.' (Phillipson, adapted).

Based on this critical geopolitical analysis, what is the most significant ideological effect of the widespread use of such global coursebooks?

Alternativa A:
The coursebooks are highly effective because they provide a clear, consistent model of 'standard' English, which simplifies the learning process for students.
Alternativa B:
The coursebooks' focus on culture from the UK and the US is beneficial because it provides learners with the 'cultural capital' necessary to interact with native speakers from those countries.
Alternativa C:
By consistently centering a very specific, privileged version of Anglo-American culture and language, the coursebooks contribute to the symbolic marginalization of other varieties of English (World Englishes) and other cultures, subtly reinforcing a global hierarchy where the 'center' produces knowledge and culture that the 'periphery' must consume and imitate.
Alternativa D:
The content of the coursebooks is largely irrelevant, as students are primarily focused on learning the grammar and vocabulary, and do not pay attention to the cultural messages.
Alternativa E:
The main problem with these coursebooks is a practical one: the topics are often boring for students, who would prefer to talk about their own local celebrities and music.

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