The Representation of Target Culture in a Locally Published English Textbook
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https://doi.org/10.37253/iallteach.v4i2.7254Keywords:
Culture, Cultural Contents, English Textbook, Target CultureAbstract
Culture is an important part of English language teaching and learning. Students must be exposed to the culture related to the communication skills being taught. Textbook can be a medium for the teachers to present different kinds of culture along with the language content. Therefore, it is essential for an English textbook to properly include cultural contents. This study aims to investigate the target culture included in a junior high school English textbook used by many teachers in Indonesia. Qualitative descriptive design was employed in order to describe the target culture in the textbook without any manipulation to the data. Moran’s (2001) five dimensions of culture that include products, practices, perspectives, communities, and persons was used to analyze the data. The results found 61 items in the textbook that contained references to the target culture. The ways those target culture were presented were not vary. Almost all of those items were presented in words or passages.
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Shin, J., Eslami, Z. R., & Chen, W.-C. (2011). Presentation of local and international culture in international English-language teaching textbooks. Language, Culture and Curriculum, 253-268.
Tajeddin, Z., & Teimournezhad, S. (2014). Exploring the hidden agenda in the representation of culture in international and localized ELT textbooks. The Language Learning Journal, 180-193. doi:10.1080/0957120736.2013.869942
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Williams, D. (1983). Developing criteria for textbook evaluation. ELT Journal, 37(3), 251-255.
Zarei, G. M., & Khalessi, M. (2015). Motivational level: A study on the effect of an authentic context. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 15-25. doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.06.003
Ary, D., Jacobs, L. C., & Sorensen, C. (2010). Introduction to research in education. California: Wadsworth.
Bahrami, N. (2015). Evaluating the representation of cultural elements in an in-use EFL textbook. Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 6(3), 128-137. doi:10.7575/aiac.alls.v.6n.3p.128
Chao, T.-c. (2011). The hidden curriculum of cultural content in internationally published ELT textbooks: A closer look at new American Inside Out. The Journal of Asia TEFL, 8(2), 189-210.
Cortazzi, M., & Jin, L. (1999). Cultural mirrors: Materials and method in the EFL classroom. In E. Hinkel, Culture in second language teaching and learning (pp. 196-219). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Faris, I. N. (2014). Cultural content analysis of an English textbook for senior high school grade three in Cianjur, West Java. Journal of English and Education, 14-25.
Hermawan, B., & Noerkhasanah, L. (2012). Traces of cultures in English textbooks for primary education. Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 49-61.
Hidayati, N., Fauziati, E., & Tarjana, S. S. (2017). The influence of mastering target-language culture on the students' language skills. Journal of English Education, 89-96.
McConachy, T. (2018). Critically engaging with cultural representations in foreign. Intercultural Education, 1-12. doi:10.1080/14675986.2017.1404783
Moran, P. R. (2001). Language and culture. In P. R. Moran, Teaching culture: Perspective in practice (pp. 34-37). Boston: Heinle & Heinle.
Sadeghi, K., & Sepahi, Z. (2018). Cultural content of three EFL textbooks: Teachers’ and learners’ cultural preferences and cultural themes of textbooks. Pedagogies, 222-245.
Shin, J., Eslami, Z. R., & Chen, W.-C. (2011). Presentation of local and international culture in international English-language teaching textbooks. Language, Culture and Curriculum, 253-268.
Tajeddin, Z., & Teimournezhad, S. (2014). Exploring the hidden agenda in the representation of culture in international and localized ELT textbooks. The Language Learning Journal, 180-193. doi:10.1080/0957120736.2013.869942
Toledo-Sandoval, F. (2020). Local culture and locally produced ELT textbooks: How do teachers bridge the gap? System, 95. doi:10.1016/j.system.2020.102362
Williams, D. (1983). Developing criteria for textbook evaluation. ELT Journal, 37(3), 251-255.
Zarei, G. M., & Khalessi, M. (2015). Motivational level: A study on the effect of an authentic context. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 15-25. doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.06.003
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Ary, D., Jacobs, L. C., & Sorensen, C. (2010). Introduction to research in education. California: Wadsworth.
Bahrami, N. (2015). Evaluating the representation of cultural elements in an in-use EFL textbook. Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 6(3), 128-137. doi:10.7575/aiac.alls.v.6n.3p.128
Chao, T.-c. (2011). The hidden curriculum of cultural content in internationally published ELT textbooks: A closer look at new American Inside Out. The Journal of Asia TEFL, 8(2), 189-210.
Cortazzi, M., & Jin, L. (1999). Cultural mirrors: Materials and method in the EFL classroom. In E. Hinkel, Culture in second language teaching and learning (pp. 196-219). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Faris, I. N. (2014). Cultural content analysis of an English textbook for senior high school grade three in Cianjur, West Java. Journal of English and Education, 14-25.
Hermawan, B., & Noerkhasanah, L. (2012). Traces of cultures in English textbooks for primary education. Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 49-61.
McConachy, T. (2018). Critically engaging with cultural representations in foreign. Intercultural Education, 1-12. doi:10.1080/14675986.2017.1404783
McKay, S. L. (2000). Teaching English as an international language: Implications for cultural materials in the classroom. TESOL Journal, 7-11. doi:10.1002/j.1949-3533.2000.tb00276.x
Moran, P. R. (2001). Language and culture. In P. R. Moran, Teaching culture: Perspective in practice (pp. 34-37). Boston: Heinle & Heinle.
Peterson, E., & Coltrane, B. (2003). Culture in second language teaching. ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics.
Sadeghi, K., & Sepahi, Z. (2018). Cultural content of three EFL textbooks: Teachers’ and learners’ cultural preferences and cultural themes of textbooks. Pedagogies, 222-245.
Shin, J., Eslami, Z. R., & Chen, W.-C. (2011). Presentation of local and international culture in international English-language teaching textbooks. Language, Culture and Curriculum, 253-268.
Tajeddin, Z., & Teimournezhad, S. (2014). Exploring the hidden agenda in the representation of culture in international and localized ELT textbooks. The Language Learning Journal, 180-193. doi:10.1080/0957120736.2013.869942
Toledo-Sandoval, F. (2020). Local culture and locally produced ELT textbooks: How do teachers bridge the gap? System, 95. doi:10.1016/j.system.2020.102362
Williams, D. (1983). Developing criteria for textbook evaluation. ELT Journal, 37(3), 251-255.
Zarei, G. M., & Khalessi, M. (2015). Motivational level: A study on the effect of an authentic context. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 15-25. doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.06.003
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