Evaluation on Western Cultural Elements and Iranian Life Experince
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This
paper studies the elements of western culture in "English Time"
language training books, based on Bourdieu's practice and field theory. The
focus of this paper is language and language training books that can be
considered as a field which transfers the dominant group's culture to language
learners and forms their habituses. In this research, we aim at answering the
following questions: What kind of cultural elements exist in English Time
books? How can the effects of these cultural elements be managed and the
negative effects neutralized? To find the answers for these questions, we first
studied 4 editions of English Time books as well as their auxiliary training
materials (CDs, …) and extracted the elements of western culture that are
inconsistent with our national culture. Then we performed 6 deep interviews
with the lecturers of English Time books to find their point of views about the
western culture elements of these books. We analyzed their comments to find out
how can the cultural effects of these books be managed on the language
trainees. The solutions include explaining the cultural differences for
students during training and also preparing international courses for English
training.
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Keywords: Bourdieu, Habitus, the Patterns of Consumption, English Time. |
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General Received: 2013/03/10 | Accepted: 2013/08/16 | Published: 2013/11/21
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