Representations of source culture and target one in efl coursebooks (on the basis of content analysis of “English File”)
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2021
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КПІ ім. Ігоря Сікорського
Анотація
As an international language, English has gained more importance in international contexts to
convey cultural messages. Hence, being proficient in the English language does not only require learners
to be competent in the forms and functions of the language, but they also need to consider sociocultural
values. In this regard, it is significant to be aware of the differences and similarities between the source
culture and target cultures to build cultural awareness and have intercultural communicative competence.
Being one of the most used teaching materials, coursebooks play a crucial role to develop intercultural
communicative competence by introducing various cultures. Due to the importance of coursebooks in
terms of representation of cultures, this study aims to examine the frequency of appearances of source
culture, target culture, and international target cultures in reading texts of “English File Elementary” and
“English File Pre-Intermediate” prepared by Latham-Koenig, Oxenden, Lambert, and Seligson (2019)
and identify the topics through Byram’s criteria (1993). Employing content analysis method and mixedmethods, the study revealed that the representation of source culture is highly neglected while the target
culture is frequently represented in the reading texts. It was also concluded that concepts and activities
related to social life in various cultures are the most introduced topic in the reading texts.
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intercultural communicative competence, coursebook content analisys, cultural representation, Byram’s criteria for coursebook evaluation, source culture, target culture, міжкультурна комунікативна компетентність, контент-аналіз підручника, репрезентація культури, критерії Байрама для оцінки підручників, іноземна культура, рідна культура
Бібліографічний опис
Gülşah Narlu. Representations of source culture and target one in efl coursebooks (on the basis of content analysis of “English File”) / Gülşah Narlu // Advanced Linguistics. – 2021. – № 7. – Pр. 45-58.