The Presentation of Sources of Culture in English Textbooks in Thai Context

Autor/inn/en	Labtic, Ian Glenn C.; Teo, Adisa
Titel	The Presentation of Sources of Culture in English Textbooks in Thai Context
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 13 (2020) 5, S.15-24 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Textbooks; Foreign Countries; Teaching Methods; Cultural Awareness; Receptive Language; Expressive Language; Content Analysis; Units of Study; Language Skills; Language Variation; Native Speakers; Second Languages; Thailand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Ausland; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Rezeptive Kommunikationsfähigkeit; Inhaltsanalyse; Lerneinheit; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Sprachenvielfalt; Muttersprachler; Second language; Zweitsprache
Abstract	This study focused on the analysis of the presentation of sources of culture in a series of English Textbooks used in Thailand and their presentation in the receptive skills and productive skills of language learning. It was revealed that source culture or Thai culture and international culture or culture of the foreign countries where English is used as a second or foreign language were presented in each series of textbooks in a much smaller proportion when compared to the target culture or the culture of America or Britain that accounted for almost half of the total units analysed. It was also shown that more than half of the units analysed were presented in receptive skills that show the target culture and less than half in productive skills that show the source culture. The results of this study provide implications for authors, publishers, and educational institutions on how sources of culture should be treated in English textbooks to better prepare Thai students for a wider range of international communicative settings. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01