Palestinian and Global Cultural Dimensions in English for Palestine Textbooks for Grades 11&12

Authors

  • Insaf Abbas

Keywords:

Palestinian and Global Cultural Dimensions, English for Palestine, Textbooks, Grades 11&12, English, Palestine

Abstract

English for Palestine, the new English curriculum which has been

introduced recently for grades one to twelve, was designed to meet the needs

of the Palestinian students to study English according to the latest theories and

applications in the field of English language teaching. It sought to realize the

needs of the Palestinian students for a Palestinian syllabus which suits their

identity particularly. Simultaneously, it intended to expose the Palestinian

students to global and intercultural dimensions.

This research highlighted and investigated these important issues in the

new English syllabus. It attempted to examine the cultural and intercultural

dimensions that the Palestinian new syllabus presented. It also tried to

discover how these different cultural dimensions in the syllabus were handled

and presented. It mainly concentrated on the textbooks of grades eleven and

twelve. The method of the study was descriptive and analytical. It depended

on the survey and analysis for the contents of the textbooks for these grades.

The results of the study showed that the books were very rich in these

various cultural aspects and that these various dimensions were interwoven and

interrelated. These books successfully explored vital global and intercultural

issues to a great extent but simultaneously they succeeded in placing a

reasonable degree of focus and display for the Palestinian cultural identity.

Thus, the study showed that the authors of these books succeeded to some

extent in applying the strategy of the planners which stated the importance

of creating local and global cultural awareness among the learners as well as

highlighting the Palestinian cultural identity.

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Published

2017-07-09

How to Cite

Abbas, I. (2017). Palestinian and Global Cultural Dimensions in English for Palestine Textbooks for Grades 11&12. Journal of Al-Quds Open University for Humanities and Social Studies, 1(24). Retrieved from https://journals.qou.edu/index.php/jrresstudy/article/view/1163

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 24 (2011): عدد 24 (2011): العدد الرابع والعشرون،المجلد الأول، شعبان 1432ه/تموز 2011م

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