The Role of College English Textbooks in the Teaching of Culture in China [PDF]
, 2010 The teaching of culture is one of the most important parts of English Language Teaching. It is unavoidable and necessary because English and culture are closely related and communication in English requires intercultural competence.
Jiang, Bo
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A Corpus-Based Analysis of Future Tense Markers in Indonesian EFL Textbooks for Senior High School [PDF]
, 2020 A well-designed textbook can enhance the teaching and learning of a foreign language and it should also consider the authenticity aspect of the target language. This paper aims at studying the use of future tense markers (i.e. will, be going to) in three
Prayogi, Icuk, Oktavianti, Ikmi Nur
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Learning from Analysis of Japanese EFL Texts [PDF]
, 2010 Japan has a long tradition of teaching English as a foreign language (EFL). A common feature of EFL courses is reliance on specific textbooks as a basis for graded teaching, and periods in Japanese EFL history are marked by the introduction of different ...
Ozasa, T., Weir, G. R. S.
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Pre-Reading Teaching Strategies in Ethiopian High School EFL Textbooks
Язык и текст, 2023 This study aimed at investigating pre-reading teaching strategies employed in Ethiopian secondary EFL textbooks. The researcher carried out the study based on a descriptive-evaluative research design in the realm of sociocultural perspective ...
Y.B. Aynalem
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PRAGMATICS TEACHING BARRIERS IN EFL CLASSROOM
Tell-us Journal, 2023 Pragmatics is a branch of linguistics that study about language and its context. In learning a second language, EFL learners need to have a pragmatic competence in order to be able to communicate effectively based on the context of the target language ...
Hotma Berutu, Sholihatul Hamidah Daulay
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Teaching Inequality: A study of gender identity in EFL Textbooks [PDF]
, 2015 A command of English is recognised as vital for immigrants to Britain. Textbooks are used widely in learning the language but they cannot be assumed to be value free.
Musty, Nicholas
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THE REPRESENTATION OF LOCAL CULTURE IN INDONESIAN EFL TEXTBOOKS: RATIONALES AND IMPLICATIONS
Indonesian EFL Journal, 2019 This article discusses the representation of local culture in EFL Junior High School textbooks in Indonesia. The two primary objectives of this paper are: 1) to reveal the primary reasons of incorporating local culture in EFL textbooks, and 2) to suggest
Yogi Saputra Mahmud
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Promoting learner autonomy through EFL textbook: the textbook facilitation and the students
Journal on English as a Foreign Language, 2023 Studies on learner autonomy (LA) in EFL learning have been widely reported. However, the promotion of LA through EFL textbooks in Indonesia remains under-explored.
M. Ibnu Mustofa, Yanty Wirza
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Immigrant learners’ cultural identities in the vocabulary input of efl textbooks through prototypical associations [PDF]
, 2021 In recent decades, scholars’ atte ntion has been focused on how the target and source cultures can be integrated to EFL materials. Despite significant progress in this respect, the source culture is still considered as the predominant cu lture in a ...
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An Analysis of Reading Comprehension Sub-Skills in EFL Textbooks
Journal of Languages and Language Teaching, 2023 The aim of this research was to investigate the reading comprehension sub-skills Ethiopian EFL textbooks teach in high schools. A descriptive case study was the design of the study, for it acknowledges the sociocultural viewpoint of reading instruction ...
Yihun Birhanu Aynalem +1 more
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