The Representation Of Local Culture In Indonesian Junior High School English Textbook; When English Rings A Bell Grade VIII

Abstract

Local culture appearances in textbooks exist through visuals and textual artefacts. Local culture is presented differently as a cultural exhibition in the book. This paper aims to analyze the representation of local culture contained in the textbook. This qualitative study analyzed the junior high school grade VIII textbook approved by the Indonesian government published in 2017. This study employs Moran's (2001) cultural dimensions utilizing two artefacts in the textbook: images and textual artefacts containing activities and materials. Subsequently, four components are described visually and textually: product, practice, perspective, and person. Introducing the local culture: such as institutions, art forms, places, live, and intellectual value. There are eight representations of local culture in the textbooks. Among the dimensions being identified, there are only two dimensions found, namely the dimensions of product & perspective. The researcher could not discover the representation of other dimensions such as persons and practices.