Internationale Neerlandistiek - Volume 61, Issue 2, 2023

Abstract (English) This paper begins by considering the relationship between the textbook and the curriculum and takes the view that both articulate a particular view of the social order and that they cannot be viewed in isolation from the broader socio-political and economic contexts from which they emerge. This is followed by an overview of the way in which the materials literature has developed in Applied Linguistic Read More

Abstract (English) Textbooks constitute important learning tools in foreign language education and should depict ethnic and gender diversity (UNESCO, 2017). This paper responds to calls for intersectional textbook research and addresses the following question: How diverse are representations of wo/men of colour and white wo/men in Dutch language and culture textbooks? We performed content analysis of six Read More

Abstract (English) Papiamentu/o, one of two official Caribbean Creole languages, is the language of Aruba and Curaçao alongside Dutch and English. Although Papiamentu/o is regarded as an important identity marker among its speakers, many consider it less suitable than Dutch for use in formal education. This paper investigates the ways in which the socialization of ideas concerning language, language use, and the con Read More

Abstract (English) This study provides insights into the experiences, attitudes, and language practices of adult Dutch as Second Language (L2) learners in the Netherlands with regards to diversity in the classroom. Based on interviews and classroom-recordings generated during three months of linguistic ethnographic fieldwork in two L2 Dutch courses, this paper examines the ways in which learners make diversity rele Read More