Cultural load in English language textbooks: an analysis of interchange series

被引：8

作者：

Zarei, Gholam Reza ^{[1
]}

Khalessi, Mahmood ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Isfahan Univ Technol, English Language Ctr, Esfahan 8415683111, Iran

[2] Isfahan Dept Educ, Esfahan, Iran

来源：

3RD WORLD CONFERENCE ON EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES - 2011 | 2011年 / 15卷

关键词：

English language; Culture; Textbooks; Interchange series;

D O I：

10.1016/j.sbspro.2011.03.089

中图分类号：

G40 [教育学];

学科分类号：

040101 ; 120403 ;

摘要：

This research set out to investigate cultural density in the internationally-distributed textbooks (IDTs) of the English Language, i.e., Interchange Series (Int. hereinafter). To this end, a model of cultural patterns was formulated to analyze the contents of Int. The analysis showed that value as one component comprised 'entertainment, liberal, consumerism, and inculcation of Western values'. Norm as another component encompassed 'girlfriend-boyfriend relationship, opposite sex contact or dating, pet-keeping, and club-dancing'. The next category, i.e., institution involved 'entertainment, commercial, sports, educational, and conventional institutions'. The ten sub-components of cultural artifact included 'occupation, clothes, name, music, sport, art, celebrity, food, instrument, and education. Overall, the results indicate that textbooks are artifacts which are strongly grounded in cultural assumptions and biases. (c) 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Open access under CC BY-NC-ND license.

引用

页码：294 / 301

页数：8

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