International and intercultural issues in English teaching textbooks: the case of Spain
- 1 March 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Intercultural Education
- Vol. 16 (1), 57-68
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14636310500061831
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.Keywords
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