Jasmine, Putri Aulia (2024) An Analysis Of Cultural Content Found In English Textbook Used By The Seventh Graders Of SMPN 3 Way Jepara. Undergraduate thesis, Instititut Agama Islam Negeri Metro.

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Abstract

This research investigated the various types of cultural content contained in the textbook entitled “English for Nusantara” written by Ika Lestari Damayanti, Iyen Nurlaelawati, Yusnita Febrianti, Pipit Prihartanti, Aji Jehan Fellani, and Raymon Rahmadhani, and published by Pusat Perbukuan. The purpose of this research was to identify and asses the types of cultural content that exist and find out the perspectives of teachers and the seventh grade students of SMPN 3 Way Jepara towards the “English for Nusantara” textbook.

The approach used is a qualitative method with analytical techniques to identify the cultural content as well as and conduct interviews to find out the perspectives of teacher and seventh grade students of SMPN 3 Way Jepara on the “Englis for Nusantara” textbook. The object of this research was the cultural content contained in the book. Data were collected through document analysis with steps such as reading the book, identifying cultural content according to Cortazzi and Jin‟s theory, and checking additional sources such as online articles.

The research findings showed 67 cultural elements spread from chapter one to chapter five. The types of cultural content identified include 31 elements of source culture, 21 elements of international culture, and 15 elements of target culture. The interview findings also showed that the average students were more knowledgeable about the elements of source culture than the elements of international culture and elements of target culture. This finding was supported by the results of interviews with 15 students and 1 teacher at SMPN 3 Way Jepara.

Keywords: cultural content, English textbook, English for Nusantara

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