ABSTRACT

In response to the calls to incorporate the changing sociolinguistic reality of English in classroom practices, textbooks can serve as a powerful tool for equipping learners with knowledge of world Englishes and intercultural communication skills. This article explores the extent to which a set of locally produced English textbooks in Vietnam have oriented towards the English as an international language (EIL)-informed pedagogy and prepared students to use English for intercultural communication. The findings indicate that despite the fact that international communication may involve a broad spectrum of global English users, the books tend to focus merely on preparing students to use English for communication with Anglophone English users, thus only partially meeting the learners’ multiple communicative needs in the real world. Our findings highlight the importance of moving towards an EIL oriented approach in ELT materials development and use, as well as promoting discourses of multilingualism and globalization, and avoiding ideological biases.

摘要

为了响应将不断变化的英语社会语言现实融入课堂实践的呼吁，教科书可以作为一种强大的工具，让学习者掌握世界英语知识和跨文化交流技巧。本文探讨了越南当地制作的一套英语教科书在多大程度上以英语作为国际语言 (EIL) 为导向，并为学生使用英语进行跨文化交流做好了准备。研究结果表明，尽管国际交流可能涉及广泛的全球英语用户，但这些书籍往往仅侧重于培养学生使用英语与英语用户进行交流，因此只能部分满足学习者在国际上的多种交际需求。现实中。