The rise of English as an international language (EIL) has challenged the focus on native-
speaker culture in second language teaching and learning. Exposing learners to a single …

A close look at the education system reveals that too much attention is attached to text while
visuals, such as pictures and cartoons, are often deemed as “decoration”, or are not …

Despite the great body of work examining the cultural content of the international and local
ELT textbooks, the cultural content and elements of the ELT textbooks in the inner, outer …

The global use of the English language in various international contexts complicates the role
of culture in teaching English as an international language. Drawing on a well-known …

With the rise of English as an international language and the close association between
language and culture, attaining intercultural competence has become necessary in English …

This study aimed to identify elements related to'intercultural communicative competence'in
the textbook series Life at A1 and A2 level published by National Geographic Learning …

Given the significant role of culture in communication, language researchers, among many
other educationalists, have endeavored to develop strategies and techniques for teaching …

Using both quantitative and qualitative content analysis of Taiwan's high-school English
textbooks, this study aimed to investigate the projected roles of English in Taiwan's high …

Cultural content has become an important issue after the advent of intercultural
communicative approach (ICC) in language teaching field. The current study analyzed …

Introduction: Studies on the relationship between ideology, hegemony and textbooks in
applied linguistics have been incremental in recent decades because emergence of critical …