Abstract
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.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 333-346 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Language and Intercultural Communication |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 2023 |
Keywords
- banal nationalism
- cosmopolitanism
- Intercultural communication
- online language learning
- online teaching platforms
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Communication
- Linguistics and Language