TITLE:
An Analysis of Reading Materials in New Senior English for China Based on Cultivation of Cultural Awareness —A Case Study of Compulsory Book 3
AUTHORS:
Fangfang Shi
KEYWORDS:
English Textbooks, Reading Materials, Cultural Contents, Cultural Awareness
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Applied Sciences,
Vol.13 No.1,
January
16,
2023
ABSTRACT: China is in the era of rapid development of information technology and
the era of close cultural communication between countries, which requires English teaching to
cultivate students’ cultural awareness, develop their intercultural
communicative competence. Based on Byram’s checklist, this paper analyzes the
cultural contents in reading materials of New Senior English for China (NSEFC)
Compulsory Book 3. The research indicates that the textbook is rich in cultural
content and the selected reading materials are authentic. However, there are
two shortcomings: the uneven distribution of themes as well as cultural contents and the lack of cultural content comparison in the textbook. According
to the findings, this paper provides some suggestions for textbook editors and
English teachers, aiming at realizing the improvement and a better use of the
textbook, so as to cultivate students’ cultural awareness.