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A Study on the Presentation of Chinese Culture in High School English Textbooks Based on PEP Required Textbooks

Author(s)

Huiyuan Li*, Xuejing Zhao

Affiliation(s)

School of Foreign Languages, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, Shandong, China *Corresponding Author

Abstract

In the context of advocating cultural education, this study, based on an analytical framework for Chinese culture in English textbooks, takes the three compulsory textbooks (2019 edition) of high school English published by PEP as the research object, and uses content analysis to conduct quantitative statistics and qualitative analysis of the presentation of Chinese culture. The study finds that the proportions of different types of Chinese culture are uneven, with traditional culture dominating and revolutionary culture rarely presented; the forms of presentation are diverse, with cultural products and cultural practices presented more than cultural concepts, cultural communities, and cultural figures; the presentation methods generally focus on texts and tasks, with cultural expression and cultural understanding also accounting for a high proportion. Based on the above findings, this study puts forward targeted suggestions to provide references for textbook compilation and cultural teaching.

Keywords

English Textbooks; Presentation of Chinese Culture; Cultural Content Types; Presentation Modes

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