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dc.contributor.authorGholami Pasand, Parastou
dc.contributor.authorGhasemi, Ali Asghar
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-23T11:02:47Z
dc.date.available2018-04-23T11:02:47Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.citationGholami Pasand, P. & Ghasemi, A. A. (2018). An intercultural analysis of English language textbooks in Iran: The case of English Prospect Series. <em>Apples : Journal of Applied Language Studies</em>, 12 (1), 55-70. <a href="https://doi.org/10.17011/apples/urn.201804172107">doi:10.17011/apples/urn.201804172107</a>
dc.identifier.urihttps://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/57725
dc.description.abstractWith the rise of English as an international language and the close association between language and culture, attaining intercultural competence has become necessary in English language teaching enterprise. Intercultural competence, as one of the components of communicative competence, is defined as the ability to interact with people from differing cultures using a foreign language (Byram, 1997). Meanwhile, textbooks are the main sources of input for many L2 learners in most EFL settings like Iran. As such, the present study aimed at examining the newly developed ELT textbooks used in Iranian junior high schools in terms of the representation of cultural points in them and also the extent to which the textbooks can develop intercultural competence in the learners. The sample was the three textbooks including English Prospect 1, 2, and 3. Content analysis of the lessons was done adapting a framework used by Hillard (2014). Results of the analyses revealed that the range of cultural topics represented in the series is rather narrow. The findings also showed that the series is very limited in its account of intercultural elements, and it is solely constrained to local matters. These findings indicate a need for the inclusion of more cultural topics in the textbooks and it highlights that more attention should be devoted to developing the students’ intercultural competence by the inclusion of tasks or activities directed to other cultures and communities.en
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherCentre for Applied Language Studies, University of Jyväskylä
dc.relation.ispartofseriesApples : Journal of Applied Language Studies
dc.rightsThis publication is copyrighted. You may download, display and print it for Your own personal use. Commercial use is prohibited.en
dc.subject.otherIntercultural competence
dc.subject.otherTextbook
dc.subject.otherProspect Series
dc.subject.otherEFL
dc.titleAn intercultural analysis of English language textbooks in Iran: The case of English Prospect Series
dc.typeArticle
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi:jyu-201804172107
dc.date.updated2018-04-23T11:02:47Z
dc.description.reviewstatuspeerReviewed
dc.relation.issn1457-9863
dc.relation.numberinseries1
dc.relation.volume12
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dc.relation.doi10.17011/apples/urn.201804172107


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