English and its others : towards an ethics of transculturation

The article focuses on the significant role of English subject in the quality education. It states that a dialogical ethics might play in English education today as an alternative to the latest forms of political moralism in schooling the other. It highlights the need for a shift from the contradictory moralism of empowerment to a dialogical ethics of teaching and learning English language and literarcy for students and teachers to obtain a critical distance from their cultural bearings.<br />