Banal nationalism and conversational cosmopolitanism: the potential of online language education for intercultural communication

被引：2
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作者：
Curran, Nathaniel Ming [1 ]
机构：
[1] Hong Kong Polytech Univ, Dept English & Commun, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, Peoples R China
来源：
LANGUAGE AND INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION | 2023年 / 23卷 / 03期
关键词：
Intercultural communication; online teaching platforms; banal nationalism; cosmopolitanism; online language learning; IDENTITY; ENGLISH; GLOBALIZATION; LEARNERS; GERMAN;
D O I：
10.1080/14708477.2023.2184826
中图分类号：
H0 [语言学];
学科分类号：
030303 ; 0501 ; 050102 ;
摘要：
This article considers the potential of language-focused online teaching platforms (OTPs) for fostering intercultural communication among their users. Drawing on interviews alongside an analysis of two OTPs websites, I argue that OTPs' webpages (re)produce banal nationalism grounded in nation-language congruence and instrumentalist language ideologies that conceive of language learning in terms of potential socioeconomic gains. However, I also find that: (1) learners' experiences can result in them questioning essentialist language ideologies; and (2) many users embrace a language ideology of conversational cosmopolitanism, which is premised on open-minded interaction with others and is consistent with the goals of intercultural communication educators.
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页数：14
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