A Content Analysis On Multicultural Values In Indonesian Efl Textbook

Abstract

As a multicultural country, the Indonesian EFL textbook has to be inclusive of the culture in Indonesia while also showing the culture of other countries. As an EFL textbook is one of the materials the students can use to learn about the world, it is crucial to show the importance of Indonesian culture in the English language. This study aims to analyze the multicultural values represented in the Indonesian EFL textbook titled Pathway to English for High School Grade X for Elective English (Sudawarti & Grace, 2016). The study uses Downe-Wamboldt's (1992) method of content analysis, which identify the data of pictures or certain phenomenon. To collect the data, the researcher used Yuen's (2011) four categorizations of cultures which are; Big C, Little C, perspective, and persons. From the data analysis, there were numerous representations of culture from the English-speaking countries in the textbook, to accommodate students to speak in these countries. There were also attempts from the author to represent the Indonesian culture by representing the public figures in Indonesia. Even though, the English-speaking countries were still dominating.