Attitude in ecological evaluations of college English textbooks in China
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-1-2024
Abstract
Ecolinguistics, as an emerging paradigm in linguistic studies, provides an approach for analysing ecological constructions in texts. However, different contexts feature quite different ecological philosophical traditions. English textbooks, often including imported materials, raise consideration for its ecological suitability for different social contexts. This study examines the ecological evaluations of College English textbooks used in China to elucidate the underlying evaluations and assess them according to Chinese harmonious ecosophy. Adopting Martin and White's (2005) attitude system, this study analyses the selected textbooks from the aspects of affect, judgment and appreciation with the UAM Corpus Tool to annotate instantiations of natural resources. Semantic analyses suggest that the authorial construction of nature in textbooks propagate some inharmonious ecological worldviews. The study not only improves our understanding of stance of textbooks towards the natural world but also helps to explore the role textbooks play in ecological education.
Keywords
Attitude, Ecological evaluations, English textbooks, Harmonious ecosophy
Divisions
FLL
Funders
Universiti Malaya Faculty of Languages and Linguistics Research Grant (UMG007N-2024)
Publication Title
Linguistics and Education
Volume
83
Publisher
Elsevier
Publisher Location
RADARWEG 29, 1043 NX AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS