TY - BOOK AU - Dankar,Hala Kamal TI - Whose culture is this? An analysis of two ESL textbooks used in a private Muslim school PY - 2007/// CY - Beirut PB - University of Balamand. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, department of English KW - التربية الاسلامية KW - Education Islamique KW - English Language Education Textbooks KW - Islamic Education KW - L’enseignement de la Langue Anglaise Livres Scolaires KW - Private sector KW - Secteur Privé KW - التعليم الخاص KW - تعليم اللغة الانكليزية الكتاب المدرسي KW - مدارس اسلامية N1 - النوع : Mémoire N2 - Selecting appropriate English language textbooks is a crucial matter in ELT. This challenge faces Lebanese administrators and language educators, who often question the appropriateness of the subject matter and the cultural component of textbooks. This study will analyze the cultural themes of two ESL textbooks used in a leading private Muslim school in Tripoli. It will explore the appropriateness of these themes in the Lebanese context and the pedagogical value of the textbooks. The research study will also highlight the selection procedure and the teachers’ attitudes towards these books. My approach will be qualitative. I will be conducting a content analysis of three textbooks, and semi- structured interviews with administrators and teachers. The purpose of the interviews is to explore the attitudes of teachers and administrators regarding the cultural components of the textbooks. Finally, my research will offer recommendations to improve the processes of textbook selection and evaluation UR - http://search.shamaa.org/FullRecord?ID=27785 ER -