Micro analysis of the cultural topics in the english foreign language textbook : the case of “new prospects” for third year secondary school level in algeria

الملخص EN

The present study is concerned with the microanalysis of the cultural topics in the in-use Algerian English foreign language textbook “New Prospects” which is designed for third-year secondary school students.

It aims at exploring the distribution of the types and categories of culture in the target textbook.

The study is conducted through a quantitative approach.

The content analysis is operated as a research tool with the target textbook.

The main results of the study show some dominance of big “C” culture and non-target cultural materials over small “c” culture and target culture.

On the basis of the results, pedagogical implications and recommendations are suggested to remedy the existing cultural deficiencies in the textbook.