International and intercultural issues in English teaching textbooks: the case of Spain

Author: García, María del Carmen Méndez¹

Source: Intercultural Education, Volume 16, Number 1, March 2005 , pp. 57-68(12)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

The sociocultural content of foreign language textbooks has become a concern of scholars and practitioners owing to the fact that the traditional emphasis on purely linguistic issues has been expanded to embrace a language in context approach. This paper studies the English-speaking communities that are described in English language teaching textbooks marketed in Spain. It examines to what extent an international and/or intercultural approach is a constituent element in their design.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1080/14636310500061831

Affiliations: 1: Universidad de Jaén, Spain

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