English as a Lingua Franca:Applied Linguistics, Marxism and Post-Marxism: (re)positioning theory and practice in academic writing

John Robert Schmitz

Autores

John Robert Schmitz Universidade Estadual de Campinas Autor

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verdade, fetiche, pesquisa qualitativa, Escola de Frankfurt, globalização, pós-marxismo

Resumo

A motivação deste artigo se deve a minha leitura do trabalho “English as a Lingua Franca: An Immanent Critique” (O’ REGAN, 2014) que afirma que os pesquisadores ligados a ELF situam- no centro de debate com respeito à função e à forma que a língua inglesa deve desempenhar por parte dos numerosos falantes no mundo inteiro. O’ Regan questiona o uso de uma epistemologia baseada num paradigma positivista e objetivista atrelado a uma “receptividade” pós-modernista e pós-estruturalista. Com a finalidade de alinhavar uma análise ponderada da crítica a ELF elaborada por O’ Reagan, afirmo que é essencial examinar a teoria Marxista à luz da abordagem pós-Marxista de SIM (2000) e à análise da obra de LACLAU e MOUFFE (1985). A leitura dessas fontes me leva a argumentar que a teoria clássica do marxismo é comprometida devido a sua ligação com posturas autoritárias e totalitárias em contraste com a visão pluralista, libertária e abertura ao clima cultural do pós-modernismo. Com base na desilusão dos pensadores pós-marxistas, concluo que as ideias do marxismo tradicional não são aplicáveis ao Inglês como Língua Franca.

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