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@article{ART001473531},
author={Ingrid Piller and Kimie Takahashi and Yukinori Watanabe},
title={The Dark Side of TESOL: The Hidden Costs of the Consumption of English},
journal={Cross-Cultural Studies},
issn={1598-0685},
year={2010},
volume={20},
pages={183-201},
doi={10.21049/ccs.2010.20..183}

TY - JOUR
AU - Ingrid Piller
AU - Kimie Takahashi
AU - Yukinori Watanabe
TI - The Dark Side of TESOL: The Hidden Costs of the Consumption of English
JO - Cross-Cultural Studies
PY - 2010
VL - 20
IS - null
PB - Center for Cross Culture Studies
SP - 183
EP - 201
SN - 1598-0685
AB - Based on case studies from Japan and South Korea, this review paper explores the hidden costs of English language learning (ELL). In a context where English has become a commodity and ELL a form of consumption, we focus on the personal and social costs of (a) studying abroad as a much-touted path to “native-like” proficiency and (b) sexualization of language teaching materials in order to reach new niche markets. The hidden costs of ELL are embedded in language ideologies which set English up as a magical means of self-transformation and, at the same time, an unattainable goal for most Japanese and Koreans. We end with the call to expose debilitating language ideologies in order to shed light on the hidden costs of ELL.
KW - TESOL;English-as-a-global language;English Language Learning (ELL);English Language Teaching (ELT) industry;language-as-commodity;language consumption;language desire;study abroad;English Language Teaching (ELT) materials;Japan;Korea
DO - 10.21049/ccs.2010.20..183
ER -

Ingrid Piller, Kimie Takahashi and Yukinori Watanabe. (2010). The Dark Side of TESOL: The Hidden Costs of the Consumption of English. Cross-Cultural Studies, 20, 183-201.

Ingrid Piller, Kimie Takahashi and Yukinori Watanabe. 2010, "The Dark Side of TESOL: The Hidden Costs of the Consumption of English", Cross-Cultural Studies, vol.20, pp.183-201. Available from: doi:10.21049/ccs.2010.20..183

Ingrid Piller, Kimie Takahashi, Yukinori Watanabe "The Dark Side of TESOL: The Hidden Costs of the Consumption of English" Cross-Cultural Studies 20 pp.183-201 (2010) : 183.

Ingrid Piller, Kimie Takahashi, Yukinori Watanabe. The Dark Side of TESOL: The Hidden Costs of the Consumption of English. 2010; 20 183-201. Available from: doi:10.21049/ccs.2010.20..183

Ingrid Piller, Kimie Takahashi and Yukinori Watanabe. "The Dark Side of TESOL: The Hidden Costs of the Consumption of English" Cross-Cultural Studies 20(2010) : 183-201.doi: 10.21049/ccs.2010.20..183

Ingrid Piller; Kimie Takahashi; Yukinori Watanabe. The Dark Side of TESOL: The Hidden Costs of the Consumption of English. Cross-Cultural Studies, 20, 183-201. doi: 10.21049/ccs.2010.20..183

Ingrid Piller; Kimie Takahashi; Yukinori Watanabe. The Dark Side of TESOL: The Hidden Costs of the Consumption of English. Cross-Cultural Studies. 2010; 20 183-201. doi: 10.21049/ccs.2010.20..183

Ingrid Piller, Kimie Takahashi, Yukinori Watanabe. The Dark Side of TESOL: The Hidden Costs of the Consumption of English. 2010; 20 183-201. Available from: doi:10.21049/ccs.2010.20..183

Ingrid Piller, Kimie Takahashi and Yukinori Watanabe. "The Dark Side of TESOL: The Hidden Costs of the Consumption of English" Cross-Cultural Studies 20(2010) : 183-201.doi: 10.21049/ccs.2010.20..183