Critical Discourse Analysis: English as It Is Learned and Treated in Asia

The English language teaching in Indonesia and some other ASEAN countries seem problematic. It can be seen from the low proficiency of many school graduates despite years learning English. Therefore, recent years, there has been a need new breakthrough curriculum by considering local cultures values so taught schools is more contextual, practical suits needs usage. expected to reflect norms as lingua franca Asia, not imposing native speakerism. This paper analyzes newspaper article discussing how learned treated which was published Jakarta Globe, popular newspaper. analysis seeks further understanding on discursive field English, particularly Asian context. Using Fairclough’s (2001) framework encompassing three stages (description - interpretation – explanation), this both macro microstructure texts. macrostructure dealing with ideology constructed texts, while comprises formal property or linguistic components. With these definitions, critical discourse (CDA) looks find connections between microstructures text structures social institutions societies where texts are distributed consumed. From analysis, it found that often portrayed prestigious using specific labels metaphors. Besides, “standard” “monolithic view” commonly imposed, thus influences Asia.