Investigating Big “C” And Small “C” Culture Point in Touch Stone and Four Corners Series with Considering Teacher’s Attitudes

Mozaheb, Mohammad Amin; Sardabi, Narges; Rahimian, Mohammad Javad

doi:10.22034/jespp.2024.217633

Investigating Big “C” And Small “C” Culture Point in Touch Stone and Four Corners Series with Considering Teacher’s Attitudes

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Mohammad Amin Mozaheb ¹

Narges Sardabi ²

Mohammad Javad Rahimian ³

¹ Department of Foreign Languages, Language Center, Imam Sadiq University, Tehran, Iran

² Assistant Professor, Ershad Damavand Institute of Higher Education, Tehran, Iran

³ Ershad Damavand Institute of Higher Education, Tehran, Iran

10.22034/jespp.2024.217633

Abstract

In any teaching situation, the selection of a textbook is a highly debated issue. A good and suitable textbook is crucial for the success of the curriculum. In this research, two textbook series, Touch Stone and Four Corners, were examined. The evaluation focused on cultural elements, both Big "C" and small "c". The collected data was then shared with a group of teachers to understand their attitudes towards the textbooks. The researchers used the framework previously employed by Sadeghi et al. (2017) to assess the cultural aspects. The Sadeghi et al. (2017)’s framework considers Big "C" and Small "c" cultures according to the different elements and criteria. The results indicated that the Four Corners series scored higher in cultural aspects than the Touch Stone series. Lastly, the feedback from the teachers' focus group revealed that the Four Corners series excelled in cultural points and fostered better cultural awareness among students. The teachers believed that the book series with more cultural elements prepare students more and better for possible future communication.

Keywords

big "c" culture

small "c" culture

teacher's attitude

textbook evaluation