<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> There is a close relationship between language and identity, and, consequently, any process of foreign language acquisition will exert a certain influence on the learners’ overall sense of identity. In the case of English learning, the situation is even more complex, since this foreign language is commonly perceived as a key to global access. The paper will discuss the role played by the English instruction in the process of developing multiple identities in a multicultural Europe and beyond, taking into account research data based on both the input offered by the English textbooks meant for high school level, and the Romanian students’ perceptions in this respect.</p></abstract>

There is a close relationship between language and identity, and, consequently, any process of foreign language acquisition will exert a certain influence on the learners’ overall sense of identity. In the case of English learning, the situation is even more complex, since this foreign language is commonly perceived as a key to global access. The paper will discuss the role played by the English instruction in the process of developing multiple identities in a multicultural Europe and beyond, taking into account research data based on both the input offered by the English textbooks meant for high school level, and the Romanian students’ perceptions in this respect.

Developing Multiple Identities in the EFL Class: A Study on Romanian Highschool Students

Romanian Journal of English Studies

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There is a close relationship between language and identity, and, consequently, any process of foreign language acquisition will exert a certain influence on...

Developing Multiple Identities in the EFL Class: A Study on Romanian Highschool Students

Published Online: Nov 30, 2017

Page range: 89 - 96

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjes-2017-0011

Keywords
“big C” culture, English instruction, “little c” culture, multicultural identity, textbooks

© Romanian Journal of English Studies

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Developing Multiple Identities in the EFL Class: A Study on Romanian Highschool Students

Published Online: Nov 30, 2017

Page range: 89 - 96

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjes-2017-0011

Keywords“big C” culture, English instruction, “little c” culture, multicultural identity, textbooks

© Romanian Journal of English Studies

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
“big C” culture, English instruction, “little c” culture, multicultural identity, textbooks