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Zakaria Fahmi – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The present study examines cultural representations in two widely used AFL textbook series, namely "Al-Kitaab" and "Arabiyyat al-Naas." Fundamentally, three main issues motivate this study: (1) the cultural politics of language textbooks underlying the construction and dissemination of cultural knowledge and its prioritization…
Descriptors: Arabic, Second Language Instruction, Textbooks, Textbook Content
Öztürk, Burcu; Tekin, Nazik Müge – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2022
The reported past tense is one of the basic grammar topics taught to learners in the teaching of Turkish as a foreign language. It is explained in the Turkish textbooks used for foreign language teaching that this mode has functions of "hearing from another" and "become aware of the events in a later time". In our daily lives,…
Descriptors: Turkish, Second Language Instruction, Textbooks, Language Usage
Havva Çigdem Kurt; Emrah Cinkara – Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture, 2025
The main aim of the present study is to reveal the relationship between a 4th-grade EFL textbook used in Turkiye and the mediation notion that is given a place in the Companion Volume to the CEFR (CEFR/CV) in 2018. The deductive thematic content analysis method of qualitative research, including techniques such as re-reading and taking notes, was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 4, English (Second Language), Textbooks
Putu Wiraningsih; Ni Komang Arie Suwastini; Ni Nyoman Padmadewi – Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn), 2025
Sustainable development goal (SDG) 4 and 5 prioritize equal opportunities for all genders and socioeconomic backgrounds to get education. Textbook shapes students' perspectives on gender roles and possibilities for themselves and others thus playing a pivotal role in promoting equality and diversity in education. However, certain English as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gender Bias, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
Zuzana Suchánová – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2023
Vocabulary represents one of the fundamental components influencing the development of linguistic activities and strategies, communicative competence, and thereby the overall acquisition of the target foreign language. As Laufer and Sim (1985) state, insufficient vocabulary knowledge is the biggest obstacle in understanding a foreign language,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocabulary, Second Language Instruction, Textbooks
Ki Young Choi; Dongbae Lee – Cogent Education, 2024
The primary objective of this research is to explore the portrayal of Korean culture in Korean language textbooks developed in Thailand for use in Thai universities, and to assess Thai students' responses to these textbooks. The research utilises Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), Visual Image Analysis (VIA), and interviews as methodological…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Textbook Content, Foreign Countries, Cultural Awareness
Gregory De La Piedra – Dimensions, 2023
Word Analysis is an approach to teach second language (L2) students about cultural perspectives which are understood collectively as the ideas, values, beliefs, and experiences many native speakers have regarding cultural domains within their own cultures. Word Analysis is anchored on the relationships between language and communication, and…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Cultural Awareness, Spanish, Textbooks
Worakamon Noppiboon; Apisak Sukying – Journal of Education and Learning, 2024
Textbooks are crucial in language teaching and learning within an EFL context. Therefore, this study examined language components within English textbooks used for primary language education in Thailand. It also explored Thai primary school English teachers' perspectives of the "New Say Hello Series 1-3" English language textbooks…
Descriptors: Textbooks, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Elementary School Teachers
Mahdi Dahmardeh; Aveen Mohammed Hasan; Poune Muhammadi; Fathiya Al-Rashdi – Journal for Multicultural Education, 2025
Purpose: This study aims to explore how gender is represented in 64 English Language Teaching (ELT) coursebooks used in schools across seven Middle Eastern countries. It examines whether these materials promote gender equality, as outlined in the official curriculum. Design/methodology/approach: The coursebooks were analysed through content…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Textbooks, Textbook Content, Females
Hong Zhang; Wei Liu; Huiqin Li – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2024
This study reports on English-as-a-foreign-language teachers' beliefs about coursebooks and their adaptation profiles; it also unveils the demographic characteristics that differentiate the profiles. Responses from 3654 Chinese English-as-a-foreign-language teachers were analyzed using Latent Profile Analysis, descriptive statistics and Scheffé's…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
Kaya, Ilayda – Education Quarterly Reviews, 2022
There are various textbook sets commonly used in teaching Turkish to foreigners. In the literature, the literary content of these books has been examined by many researchers. However, there have not been enough studies on the visuals, which are as important as the texts in the books. The visuals belonging to the texts in the Gazi University…
Descriptors: Turkish, Second Language Instruction, Textbooks, Textbook Content
Huseyin Gocmenler – Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research, 2023
When the course materials prepared in the field of teaching Turkish to foreigners are carefully examined, there is no holistic consistency regarding the instructional design. Dimensions such as theme and unit starters, to what extent and how grammar is handled, to what extent and with what kind of design skills are included, what kind of strategy…
Descriptors: Turkish, Second Language Instruction, Textbooks, Textbook Content
Behiye Arabacioglu; Sengül Balkaya – African Educational Research Journal, 2023
Textbooks play an undeniable role in education and training. The selection of textbooks, which are crucial materials for both teachers and learners in the teaching-learning process, requires careful consideration of specific criteria. Textbooks wield an effect on intrinsic motivation factors like interest, desire, and curiosity. They also impact…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Textbook Content, Textbook Selection, Second Language Learning
Arkan Abdulqader Elias Bakar; Zehra Yakan; Gonca Yangin Eksi – Journal of Theoretical Educational Science, 2025
The growing requirement for present-day English language learners to use English as a lingua franca in the globalized twenty-first century has necessitated the cultivation of not only communicative competence but also intercultural communicative competence (ICC). English language textbooks can fulfill this requirement. However, to see whether an…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Secondary Education, Textbooks
Yanhong Liu; Lin An; Shan Chen – SAGE Open, 2024
Environmental issue is one of the public concerns pertaining to human welfare. English language education is supposed to take its part to contribute to the sustainable development. In this study, a corpus comprising 12 series of English language textbooks used in Chinese universities (48 volumes/books) was constructed to examine the extent to…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Sustainability, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction