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NTU DFLL Faculty Colloquium - English Language, Identity, and Inequality: Rethinking the Global Lingua Franca from an Indonesian Perspective （M. Faruq Ubaidillah） |
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College of Liberal Arts--Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
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臺大外文系學術演講
NTU DFLL Faculty Colloquium
Title: English Language, Identity, and Inequality: Rethinking the Global Lingua Franca from an Indonesian Perspective
Speaker: Dr M. Faruq Ubaidillah （Universitas Islam Malang, Indonesia & MOFA Taiwan Fellowship Scholar）
Moderator: Dr Nancy Tsai （National Taiwan University）
Time: 10:30am - 12:00pm, April 17, 2026
Venue: B208, NTU Humanities Hall （臺大人文館B208室）
Abstract: This talk examines the relationship between English language, identity, and inequality by rethinking English as a global lingua franca through the lens of Indonesian experience. While English is often framed as a gateway to global mobility and opportunity, this talk argues that its benefits are unevenly distributed and deeply entangled with historical and contemporary power relations. Drawing on insights from Indonesian contexts, including education and migrant labor, the talk highlights how English can simultaneously enable participation and reproduce marginalization. Particular attention is given to whose linguistic needs are prioritized and whose are overlooked, especially among migrant workers whose access to linguistic resources remains limited. The discussion explores how individuals negotiate identity within these constraints and how English may function both as a resource and a mechanism of exclusion. The talk concludes by reflecting on more equitable and socially responsive approaches to language education and policy in multilingual and postcolonial settings.
Speaker bio: Dr. M. Faruq Ubaidillah is a lecturer in the Department of English Language Education at Universitas Islam Malang, Indonesia. He is currently a visiting scholar at National Sun Yat-sen University （NSYSU）, Kaohsiung, supported by the Taiwan Research Fellowship from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to conduct research on international students identity and academic participation in Taiwanese universities. His expertise includes sociocultural approaches and linguistic inequality in postcolonial and multilingual contexts.
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B208, NTU Humanities Hall |
