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"English is not really a subject": language ideologies and language learning in an introduction program
Umeå University, Faculty of Arts, Department of language studies.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1039-0984
Umeå University, Faculty of Arts, Department of language studies.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4980-9487
Umeå University, Faculty of Arts, Department of language studies.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9353-2249
2024 (English)In: TESOL quarterly (Print), ISSN 0039-8322, E-ISSN 1545-7249Article in journal (Refereed) Epub ahead of print
Abstract [en]

This paper explores the construction of language ideologies and language learning within English-language education in a Language Introduction Program (LIP) in Sweden. LIP is an individual transitional program for newly arrived migrant students that seeks to quickly transition adolescents into further education or the job market. High proficiency in English is important in Swedish society and insufficient knowledge of English might lead to consequences for individuals, but also long-term consequences for society regarding inequality and inequity. The methodology is based on linguistic ethnography, with observations and interviews at two schools. Data from interviews with English teachers and principals at LIP are analyzed using Foucauldian perspectives to discuss power and individualization. Our results show that LIP is organized in a manner that reduces teachers' possibilities to cooperate and assist each other in planning, assessing, and in developing teaching practices. To a certain extent, principals withdraw from their responsibility and place a significant amount of organizational responsibility on individual English teachers. Furthermore, monolingual ideologies are prominent in educational practices, and LIP is often positioned as different from the rest of the school which increases isolation.

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John Wiley & Sons, 2024.
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English, education, language ideologies, language learning, power, individualization
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educational work; Linguistics; language teaching and learning
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-229488DOI: 10.1002/tesq.3355ISI: 001308482700001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85203327762OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-229488DiVA, id: diva2:1896672
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Bergström, JennyJonsson, CarlaNorlund Shaswar, Annika

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