Argues that textbooks for instruction in English should contain not only English subject matter, but also international topics. In this way pupils will learn to talk in idiomatic English also about non-English subject matter, i.e., to use English as a world language. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

An analysis is presented of nine textbooks that have been developed in Germany for English language instruction in secondary schools. The purpose of the study is to describe the view that Germans appear to have of the United States as reflected in the information and opinions expressed in these textbooks. It is noted that all the textbooks…