Representation of culture and national identity in Pakistani ESL textbooks

• Main Authors: Hussain, Sajid, Sandaran, Shanti C., Abdul Saeed, Abdul Saeed
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: International Association for Research on Textbooks and Educational Media 2023
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/107586/1/ShantiChandranSandaran2023_RepresentationofCultureandNationalIdentity.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/107586/; http://dx.doi.org/10.21344/iartem.v15i1.975
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

The present study examined the spectrum of cultures, specifically the representation of source culture in relation to Pakistan’s national identity construction in English textbooks. Six locally developed textbooks in Pakistan were analysed qualitatively. Moreover, Cortazzi’s & Jin’s categorisati...