Analysing cultural aspects in EFL textbooks: a skill-based analysis

Antonio Raigón-Rodríguez

doi:10.18172/jes.3478

Autores/as

Antonio Raigón-Rodríguez Universidad de Córdoba http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9761-6271

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18172/jes.3478

Palabras clave:

Aprendizaje/enseñanza cultural, aprendizaje/enseñanza de inglés como lengua extranjera, libros de texto de inglés como lengua extranjera, aprendizaje intercultural, cultura visible e invisible

Resumen

En la enseñanza/aprendizaje de inglés como lengua extranjera, uno de los objetivos primordiales es desarrollar ciudadanos interculturalmente competentes. Como consecuencia, la cultura ha de jugar un papel primordial en el aula. Al ser los libros de texto los que transmiten la información cultural, se debe prestar especial atención al contenido cultural que albergan. Este trabajo compara dicho contenido en seis libros de texto de nivel B2 utilizados en España. Se trata de libros de reconocidas editoriales publicados entre 1992 y 2013. El propósito de este estudio es identificar si el contenido cultural (general, cultura visible e invisible) ha ido siendo incorporado en las ediciones más recientes para responder a las actuales necesidades globalizadas y, en segundo lugar, cuál es la destreza comunicativa en la que preferiblemente se realiza esta transmisión de contenidos. El autor ha adaptado el modelo de análisis cultural desarrollado por Lee (2009) and ha desarrollado un listado tridimensional. Posteriormente, se ha utilizado la metodología de análisis de contenido (Krippendorff 2004) para cuantificar los datos cualitativos.

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Biografía del autor/a

Antonio Raigón-Rodríguez, Universidad de Córdoba

Departamento de Filologías Inglesa y Alemana

Profesor Contratado Doctor

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