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| Autor/in | Parrish, Abigail |
|---|---|
| Titel | Feminisation, Masculinisation and the Other: Re-Evaluating the Language Learning Decline in England |
| Quelle | In: Language Learning Journal, 51 (2023) 1, S.94-111 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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| Zusatzinformation | ORCID (Parrish, Abigail) |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
| ISSN | 0957-1736 |
| DOI | 10.1080/09571736.2021.1989016 |
| Schlagwörter | Foreign Countries; Second Language Learning; Course Selection (Students); Femininity; Masculinity; Discourse Analysis; Second Language Instruction; Educational Policy; Public Opinion; Social Bias; Native Language; Student Attitudes; Language Attitudes; Barriers; Cultural Differences; Secondary Education; Intersectionality; United Kingdom (England) |
| Abstract | Modern Foreign Language (MFL) education has long been described as being 'in crisis' by virtue of a long decline in the numbers of students being entered for exams at age 16 and 18. Whilst this decline is generally attributed to policy, harsh grading and the rise of global English, this paper challenges this view by positioning the decline at the intersection of the feminising of the subject and an othering of the speakers of the languages taught. Using a loosely Foucauldian form of discourse analysis, academic literature, published reports on language needs and language teaching, and original qualitative data from two studies are drawn together. A feminising discourse around the subject of MFL is identified, juxtaposed with a masculinising discourse around education more generally, leading to the devaluing of the subject. Edward Said's orientalism is explored as a framework for the discussion of the media and public 'othering' of the speakers of the languages commonly taught and the 'fetishisation' of less commonly taught languages. It is argued that overcoming the decline in uptake of modern foreign languages will require reconceptualising of the problem at policy level and a change in the media and public discourses surrounding the subject. (As Provided). |
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| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
| Update | 2024/1/01 |
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