Tracing Intercultural Approach in EFL Coursebooks

Autor/inn/en	Ekmekçi, Emrah; Demirci, Rabia Irem
Titel	Tracing Intercultural Approach in EFL Coursebooks
Quelle	In: Journal on English Language Teaching, 10 (2020) 1, S.17-29 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2231-3338
Schlagwörter	Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); Textbooks; Content Analysis; Teaching Methods; Cultural Awareness; Cultural Education; Multicultural Education; Secondary School Students; Foreign Countries; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Inhaltsanalyse; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Culture; Education; Kulturelle Bildung; Kulturelle Erziehung; Multikulturelle Erziehung; Sekundarschüler; Ausland; Türkei
Abstract	It is well-known that foreign language education is a cultural education in a sense; therefore, it is of great importance for language learners to learn native and international cultural elements along with the target culture items and to develop their communication skills at the international level. The current study explores what target, native, and foreign culture*specific elements are represented and whether intercultural approach is followed to present these elements in selected EFL coursebooks. To this end, thirteen English 9th, 10th, and 11th grades coursebooks approved by the Ministry of Education of Turkey were examined in the context of intercultural approach. Employing descriptive content analysis method, we determined native, target and international cultural elements under fourteen categories. The results of the study revealed that the use of intercultural approach was quite restricted in the selected EFL coursebooks. Only four out of thirteen books were identified as having the most basic characteristics of intercultural approach. Based on the findings of the study, we also made some recommendations for the culture-specific elements that are missing in the coursebooks. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01