| dc.description.abstract | This study aims to analyze the cultural representations found in
English textbooks. A qualitative method was employed, utilizing content
analysis on a fifth-grade elementary English textbook. The researcher
applied Cortazzi and Jin’s (1999) framework of cultural types and Yuen’s
(2011) cultural dimensions to examine the cultural content in My Next
Words Grade 5 – Student’s Book for Elementary School, written by the
EYLC Team (2021). The findings revealed a total of 30 cultural
representations, which 28 were categorized under both cultural types and
dimensions, while the other 2 were identified only in cultural dimensions.
The most dominant cultural type found in the book was source culture, while
the most frequent cultural dimension was person. The study concludes that
English textbooks used in elementary schools tend to prioritize local culture. | en_US |
