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Global Content in Global Coursebooks: The Way Issues of Inappropriacy, Inclusivity, and Connectedness Are Treated in Headway Intermediate

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Melliti, Mimoun·2013·Sage Open
DOI 10.1177/2158244013507265
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This study aims at exploring the issue of “globality” in global coursebooks as manifested in investing features of connectedness, avoiding inappropriacy, and preserving inclusivity. To do this exploration, two research methods, content analysis and the questionnaire, were adopted. The content of an example of global coursebooks, Headway Intermediate (H/I), in addition to the perception of 251 of its users at Institute Bourguiba for Living Languages (IBLV) were investigated. The results obtained revealed that “globality,” in terms of connectedness, inappropriacy, and inclusivity is partial in H/I as learners’ perceptions of it do not map with the content in the coursebook. This study raises questions about the suitability of global coursebooks to globally diverse learners and reveals the necessity of taking measures in the direction of localizing the content of English as a foreign language (EFL) coursebooks.

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Authors
Melliti, M.
Affiliations
Military Academy, Tunisia (TN)
Corresponding author
Melliti, Mimoun
ORCID
Melliti, Mimoun
Venue
Sage Open
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2013-01-01
Volume
3
Issue
4
ISSN
2158-2440 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1177/2158244013507265
OpenAlex
W2100539311
Cited by
25
References
38
Citations by year
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FWCI
6.98
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • SAGE Open (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
  • Social Sciences › Education › English Language Learning and Teaching
  • Social Sciences › Linguistics and Language › Second Language Learning and Teaching
Keywords
globality, connectedness, inclusivity, learner perceptions, English as a foreign language, language teaching materials

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Melliti, M. (2013). Global Content in Global Coursebooks: The Way Issues of Inappropriacy, Inclusivity, and Connectedness Are Treated in Headway Intermediate. Sage Open. https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244013507265