Bir İngilizce Ders Kitabının (English File) Çokkültürlülük Açısından İncelenmesi
An Analysis of an English Coursebook (English File) in Terms of Multiculturalism

Summary/Abstract: In this study, with the expectation of positive effect that can result from the classroom environment designed considering the characteristics of the students, it is thought to be significant to find out whether different cultural specifications are represented in the coursebooks and to identify what perspectives are used if they are represented. In this regard, the aim of this study is to investigate the coursebooks used in English Preparatory Schools and the opinions of the instructors about the coursebooks in terms of multiculturalism. Case study design, through which it is aimed to enlighten the current case, is implemented to investigate the case related to the concept of multiculturalism. The unit of analysis of the study is the dimensions of multicultural education and the case is English File coursebooks used in the preparatory classes and the opinions of the instructors using these coursebooks. In this study, document analysis and interview which are the techniques of qualitative data collection are utilized. As a result of document analysis, it is deduced that gender and ethnicity/race dimensions are often represented in the visual, audial and written materials of the coursebooks. However, the dimensions such as disability, political orientation and social class are rarely observed and the dimension of sexual orientation is never represented in the coursebooks. The interviews with the instructors mostly confirm the findings of the document analysis.

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