A critical discourse analysis (CDA) of English language teaching (ELT) textbooks can provide a theoretical description of existing ideological effects in the texts and a means to link linguistic and social practices. This study, thus, seeks to evaluate Summit 2B (i.e., the advanced book of Top Notch series) with a focus on the representation of male and female social actors. In so doing, this s...

  Bakhtin's dialogism respects differences and appreciates dialogue. Different fields of the humanities are increasingly apprehending dialogism; however, few studies have applied it in the realm of critical discourse analysis. The present study presupposes that a fundamental similarity exists between dialogism and critical discourse analysis in their respect for different human voices to be hea...

“Born a Crime: Stories from South African Childhood” is bestselling memoir that was written by Trevor Noah, African-born comedian of global acclaim. In the book, Noah relives his upbringing in Africa, when apartheid policies and legislation were designed harshly implemented to keep country’s citizens apart based on race ethnicity. Yet, relieving this oppressive traumatic period proceeding 1994 ...

This study investigates the learning content of government school textbooks in Nepal, analyzing their political implications and role cultivating a national character. By considering as cultural products, research examines to explore how they contribute formation The was purposefully selected subjected analysis using Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA). findings reveal that prescribed were crafte...

This study investigates how some conceptual metaphors in Trump's inauguration speech delivered 2017, contributed to the formation of political discourse. As is often case, by these speeches, elected presidents reveal their goals and explain visions national international arenas. Such presidential speeches aim persuade people convey targeted messages ideologies, using various linguistic tools im...

Joining a growing body of research in an attempt to further understand climate change discourse, this paper examines the narrative representation articles on Mongabay Indonesia (Mongabay.co.id), news site focused environmental issues. This focuses published Q1 2022 and 2023 assess how agendas emerge said time periods. Stibbe’s multi-faceted ecolinguistic framework, aligned with Critical Discour...

Abstract Through the interpretation of texts, and subsequent creation of social reality, mediated representations are often seen to be presented within the certain of ideological discourses that reflect the existing power structures. The main objective of this paper is to analyze television commercials with an emphasis on gender roles to decode the main elements of a dominant discourse (prefer...