Anglo-centrism in Indonesian ELT Textbooks

Satwika Nindya Kirana, Phongsakorn Methitham

2018

Abstract

The objective of the study is examining to what extent is Anglo-centrism embedded in ELT textbooks for senior high school students in Indonesia. The textbook was developed by local English teachers, supervised and published by the Ministry of Education and Culture of Indonesia. The study focuses on analysing critical elements in the passages in the textbooks. Fifty-nine passages were analysed quantitatively using Moran’s [1] cultural dimensions and qualitatively using a set of guideline questions developed from Fairclough’s [2] three dimensions of discourse analysis. The findings show that Anglo-centrism is the second major ideology after Indonesia-centrism. It is found in thirteen passages; four passages in Grade X, three passages in Grade XI, and six passages in Grade XII. Out of five dimensions (Products, Practices, Perspectives, Persons, Communities), only persons and products are found in the passages. The products presented include infrastructure, literature, places, and food. The findings are presented descriptively with assorted excerpts from the passages followed by discussions for each excerpt. Suggestions on how to lessen Anglo-centrism transfer are presented on the conclusion.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Kirana S. and Methitham P. (2018). Anglo-centrism in Indonesian ELT Textbooks. In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Social Sciences, Laws, Arts and Humanities - Volume 1: BINUS-JIC, ISBN 978-989-758-515-9, pages 216-220. DOI: 10.5220/0010005300002917

in Bibtex Style

@conference{binus-jic18,
author={Satwika Nindya Kirana and Phongsakorn Methitham},
title={Anglo-centrism in Indonesian ELT Textbooks},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Social Sciences, Laws, Arts and Humanities - Volume 1: BINUS-JIC,},
year={2018},
pages={216-220},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010005300002917},
isbn={978-989-758-515-9},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Social Sciences, Laws, Arts and Humanities - Volume 1: BINUS-JIC,
TI - Anglo-centrism in Indonesian ELT Textbooks
SN - 978-989-758-515-9
AU - Kirana S.
AU - Methitham P.
PY - 2018
SP - 216
EP - 220
DO - 10.5220/0010005300002917