In this article, we investigate how different varieties of English are represented in a selection of materials used in upper-secondary schools in Sweden. A 2011 policy reform of the curriculum for the teaching and learning of English at upper-secondary level underscored the global dimension of the language, taking a distance from the traditional focus on British English. Findings from our content analysis of two selected textbooks suggest that despite this policy change, emphasis is still placed on standard varieties of Inner Circle countries. When other varieties are represented, the characters that utilise them are often portrayed in a more negative light than their Inner Circle counterparts. We suggest that this is indicative of a policy–practice disconnect. We discuss the pedagogical implications for the students of the limited exposure to linguistic variation in English that emerges from the textbooks and point at different ways to continue investigating this issue.

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瑞典高中英语教学课本中的世界英语

在本文中，我们研究了瑞典高中使用的一系列材料如何代表不同的英语变体。 2011 年高中英语教学课程政策改革强调了语言的全球性，与传统上对英式英语的关注有所不同。我们对两本选定教科书的内容分析结果表明，尽管有这一政策变化，但重点仍然放在内圈国家的标准品种上。当代表其他品种时，使用它们的角色通常比他们的内圈同行被描绘得更加负面。我们认为这表明政策与实践脱节。我们讨论了教科书中出现的英语语言变异的有限接触对学生的教学影响，并指出了继续研究这个问题的不同方法。