Ideologies of English in Taiwans Language Schools: Storying Identity, Power, Pr [Hardcover]

This timely, critical book presents an accessible glimpse into the beliefs and ideologies of English that govern Taiwans private language schools.

Drawing on the original analysis of over sixty hours of in-depth interviews with 43 teachers and students, as well as the authors personal experience teaching English in Asia, a combination of thematic analysis and storytelling are used to better understand the meaning of English in Taiwan, and its impact on Taiwanese and foreign teachers. Importantly, her findings extend current critical scholarship in the interdisciplinary fields of language and identity, critical race theory, and critical linguistics, to the specific context of Taiwans private language schools, shining a light on hierarchies of race, nationality, and linguistic identity in these unique cross-cultural spaces. When viewed against the backdrop of Taiwans Bilingual by 2030 policy, and Chinas relations with Taiwan, these powerful beliefs about English and the West take on new meaning.

The authors book offers much needed insight into the belief systems and ideologies of English that create power and privilege in Taiwans schools, thereby serving as a guide for academics, policymakers, teachers, students, and English school owners alike.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

1. Introducing the Researcher & Her Study
2. Establishing a Theoretical Frame
3. Understanding the Taiwanese Context?
4. Design of this Qualitative, Multiple Case Study Project
5. Researchers Positionality & Key Terms
6. Taiwanese Students (Case 1)
7. Taiwanese Teachers (Case 2)
8. Foreign Teachers with Oppressed Linguistic Identities (Case 3)
9. Foreign Teachers Of Color with Privileged Linguistic Identities (Case 4)
10. White Western Foreign Teachers (Case 5)