ABSTRACT

This book examines how neoliberalism finds expression in foreign language textbooks. Moving beyond the usual focus on English, Pau Bori explores the impact of neoliberal ideology on Catalan textbooks. By comparing Catalan textbooks to English textbooks, this book interrogates the similarities and differences between a minor and a global language in the age of neoliberalism. Drawing on insights from critical theory and critical pedagogy, this study provides a fresh perspective on foreign language textbooks and second language education more broadly. Language Textbooks in the Era of Neoliberalism paves the way for new critical perspectives in language education that will challenge the current hegemony of neoliberalism.

chapter 1|18 pages

Introduction

chapter 3|25 pages

Critical research on language textbooks

chapter 5|19 pages

The Catalan context

chapter 6|18 pages

Social class in textbooks

chapter 7|22 pages

The world of work

Constructing an entrepreneurial identity

chapter 8|20 pages

The world of housing

Creating a neoliberal fairytale

chapter 9|8 pages

Conclusions