Language, culture, and second language writing
Abstract
For the past 60 years, culture has been one of the most contested concepts in Western academia. This is due in part to: (1) the notorious difficulty of defining the term ( Williams 1983 ); and (2) its use as a causal explanation of individual behaviour. But certainly the biggest source of ‘culture trouble’ over the past half-century has been the development of anti-foundationalist, neo-Marxist, and postcolonial ‘critical’ philosophies, and their problematizing of the standard macro-variables of social science, including culture.
Fields of Study & Subjects
EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
Language and Culture
Language
Communication
and Linguistic Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Routledge eBooks
- Pages
- 514–527
- Publication date
- 11 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter