Critical Cross-Cultural Reading: A Study of Intersubjective Evaluation

Author: Tang Liping
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: This book is a comprehensive and systematic exploration of "critical cross-cultural reading" within the integrated perspectives of Chinese English education, Systemic Functional Linguistics, and Western literary theory, demonstrating both theoretical value and practical significance. Against the backdrop of globalization, it addresses the theoretical and practical issues existing in Chinese English education and critical discourse analysis. By constructing the "intersubjective model of critical cross-cultural reading," employing evaluation theory as the discourse analysis tool, and using six media discourse texts from The New York Times and The Washington Post in 2004, along with ten letter discourse texts from second-year English majors in Chinese universities, the book investigates how the reading and writing identities of Chinese English learners position themselves in cross-cultural reading. The proposed intersubjective model highlights the stance of the reader, bringing their agency and diversity to the forefront of the interpretation process. When applied to cross-cultural reading activities in the context of Chinese English teaching, it serves as a responsive advancement of critical discourse analysis toward a postmodern direction, offering a relatively ideal model for researching critical education in cross-cultural contexts. By strengthening the dialogue between critical discourse analysis, evaluation theory, and postcolonial cultural studies, the book enriches research in each field. Through an exploration of the philosophical foundations of Western critical education theory, it provides theoretical support for positioning "critical cross-cultural reading" as an educational goal, offering forward-looking guidance for English education reform. Through detailed discourse and data analysis of the corpus, the book yields concrete findings, providing references for frontline English teachers and offering insights for classroom teaching practices.