중학교 1학년 영어 교과서 문화 내용분석: 중학생들의 문화교육 인식을 중심으로

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze the cultural contents of English textbooks for seventh graders, which were published in 2013 based on the seventh revised curriculum. For this study, 3 textbooks from middle school were selected and analyzed in 2 categories: cultural background and type of culture. In addition, the study was conducted with a middle school students' awareness of culture questionnaire survey in which 180 eighth graders participated. The main results obtained through this study are as follows; First, the background culture contests presented in the textbooks were analyzed according to five background. The result of the analysis of cultural background was that “common culture” was most reflected. Second, types of culture contents in textbooks were analyzed according to various standards based on Bierstdt(1970)’s culture categories: behavioral culture, spiritual culture, and material culture. The result of the analysis of cultural type was that “behavioral culture” was most reflected. Third, a questionnaire survey was conducted and compared with a previous study by Kim, Young-ik (2012). The result of the analysis of how well cultural contents are reflected in middle school English textbooks based on the revised book was satisfying. Also, English as a foreign language in order to understand and use the language fluently as well as social and cultural background knowledge is necessary for understanding. So, to achieve the goal of the revised curriculum, it would be helpful to provide more various cultural backgrounds and types of culture.