This essay explores the ways in which Edward W. Said’s critical theories have been employed by contemporary applied linguists to explain the relation between the English language and its long colonial history – an approach to language theory and practice that is still less than marginal in Italian universities. The essay also presents a challenging exercise by blending an excerpt from Edgar Schneider’s popular textbook English Around the World (2011) with key-images of Conrad’s Heart of Darkness in an attempt to provide exemplification of a critical-linguistic exercise.
Grading Cultural Imperialism in English Language Theory and Practice
Roberta Cimarosti
2014-01-01
Abstract
This essay explores the ways in which Edward W. Said’s critical theories have been employed by contemporary applied linguists to explain the relation between the English language and its long colonial history – an approach to language theory and practice that is still less than marginal in Italian universities. The essay also presents a challenging exercise by blending an excerpt from Edgar Schneider’s popular textbook English Around the World (2011) with key-images of Conrad’s Heart of Darkness in an attempt to provide exemplification of a critical-linguistic exercise.File in questo prodotto:
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