Postcolonial world and postmodern identity: some implications for language teaching

O mundo pós-colonial e a identidade pós-moderna: algumas implicações para o ensino de línguas

This paper discusses some of the consequences of the new ways of thinking about identity. It is argued that identity, as conceived in terms of postmodernity, has a direct impact on language teaching, given that the very concept of language (just as much as that of the native speaker of a language) (both of which have traditionally been viewed in all-or-nothing terms) will need to be rethought.

Postcolonialism; Postmodernity; Language Teaching; Construction of Identities