Postcolonial world and postmodern identity: some implications for language teaching O mundo pós-colonial e a identidade pós-moderna: algumas implicações para o ensino de línguas
This paper discusses some of the consequences of the new ways of thinking about identity. It is argued that identity, as conceived in terms of postmodernity, has a direct impact on language teaching, given that the very concept of language (just as much as that of the native speaker of a language) (...
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| Language: | English |
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Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo
2005-01-01
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| Series: | DELTA: Documentação de Estudos em Lingüística Teórica e Aplicada |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-44502005000300003 |
| Summary: | This paper discusses some of the consequences of the new ways of thinking about identity. It is argued that identity, as conceived in terms of postmodernity, has a direct impact on language teaching, given that the very concept of language (just as much as that of the native speaker of a language) (both of which have traditionally been viewed in all-or-nothing terms) will need to be rethought.<br>Neste trabalho, reflito sobre algumas das conseqüências das novas formas de pensar a questão de identidade. Argumento que a identidade, pensada de acordo com os preceitos pós-modernos, tem impacto direto sobre o ensino de línguas, uma vez que o próprio conceito de língua, assim como o conceito de falante-nativo (ambos tradicionalmente formulados em termos de 'tudo-ou-nada'), pede urgentemente para ser repensado. |
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| ISSN: | 0102-4450 1678-460X |