CULTURAL CONTENT REPRESENTATION IN READING PASSAGES ON THE BIG ENGLISH TEXTBOOK FOR PRIMARY STUDENT

Puji Astuti, Nina (UNIVERSITAS INDRAPRASTA PGRI)
Sundari, Hanna (Universitas Indraprasta PGRI)
Baron, Rifari (Universitas Indraprasta PGRI)

INFERENCE: Journal of English Language Teaching
Vol 7, No 2 (2024): Inference: Journal of English Language Teaching

Abstract: This research focuses on the amount of cultural material in the English imported textbook that a private “Dwi Bahasa” school uses on Big English Student’s book grade published by Pearson Education Limited, which is used at primary school in Indonesia. The research data were gathered from reading passages in culture connection part. To indicate which cultures are displayed in the textbook, the cultural contents are divided into three categories: source culture, target culture, and international culture (Cortazzi& Jin, 1999) and the Intercultural knowledge based on Kurikulum Merdeka perception. The investigation discovered that international culture was prominent in imported textbooks.