TEXTBOOK ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH FILE (INTERMEDIATE): THE INTERCULTURAL CRITERION

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Published: Dec 26, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.19090/mv.2022.13.119-140
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English as a Foreign Language, English File, B2 language level, communicative competence, intercultural competence.

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Marija Ž. Nenadić
Univerzitet u Kragujevcu Filološko-umetnički fakultet Centar za naučnoistraživački rad

Abstract

Contemporary social trends often require international communication among different social groups, so teaching intercultural competence should start from the earliest age of life. The textbook, as the primary teaching tool for teaching a foreign language, should be structured in such a way that, in addition to language competence, the population being taught also develops intercultural ability. In our paper, by applying Brown’s (2000) sociolinguistic criterion and Sobkowiak’s (2015) ten exercise types, we evaluate one such illustrative exponent – the textbook English File: Intermediate Student’s Book (2013) – which is used in Serbian schools to achieve the B2 level of language performance. By applying the quantitative method, we endeavor to determine the share of different cultural elements and whether the way they are presented in a given textbook can lead to the development of intercultural competence. The results of the research showed that the selected publication is rich in superficially presented cultural content. Therefore, we can conclude that the selected material does not contribute to the development of intercultural competence.

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Nenadić, M. Ž. (2022). TEXTBOOK ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH FILE (INTERMEDIATE): THE INTERCULTURAL CRITERION. Methodical Perspectives, 13(13), 119–140. https://doi.org/10.19090/mv.2022.13.119-140
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Vol. 13 No. 13 (2022)
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НАСТАВА СТРАНИХ ЈЕЗИКА, КЊИЖЕВНОСТИ И КУЛТУРА

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