چکیده:
This research set out to examine the ideological import of a) a selection of internationally-distributed ELT textbooks to find out whether a recurrent ideological pattern could be observed in these books and b) the ELT books used in Iranian high schools to see if the ideological import of these books was different from that of the internationally-distributed ELT textbooks. To this end, the theory and procedures of critical discourse analysis (CDA), as expounded by Fairclough (1989), were applied to conversations in these textbooks and three dimensions of meaning — the social relations of textbook characters, their subject positions, and the content of the texts — were categorized and statistically analyzed. The analysis revealed that the internationally-distributed ELT textbooks tend to represent a particular discourse type — the discourse of Western economy and consumer society. Moreover, in the locally-produced ELT materials, due to the absence of certain topics and features, the preparation of the High school books appears to have been influenced by post-revolution norms and standards
خلاصه ماشینی:
60 2 a television news and sports report, a citizens protest, a gas explosion, a yacht capsizing, a police car chase, a football game 61 2 a newspaper report about good news throughout the nation 62 3 small-talk at a company picnic the first day on the job, learning a new job, dealing with being 63 3 teased by new colleagues at a new job 64 4 magazine advertisements selling various forms of self- improvement of one's physical appearance 65 2 Celebrity gossip, paparazzi, the right to privacy 66 2 a school textbook excerpt about space exploration 67 5 meeting a relative at the airport 68 3 advice about careers with the New York City police, citizens encounters with police officers: reporting crimes, denying accusations, refusing help 69 2 an article about computers 70 2 an article about gold rushes 71 4 a radio promotion of the circus coming to town 72 4 getting things done, completing errands, shopping for a home 73 2 getting in shape, a newspaper article about a marathon, a questionnaire about fitness 74 4 safety instructions, in-flight service, an emergency landing 75 3 Giving and taking business telephone messages 76 2 discussing a peace agreement and the creation of a new country (both fictitious) 77 2 an excerpt from a romance novel 78 2 a couple is interviewed about their wedding at Walt Disney World 79 2 an article about the history of the English language 80 1,5 a student says farewell to various people she has known during her studies in the U.