The cultural representation in EFL textbook of merdeka curriculum

Anisa Khoeriah; Didin Nuruddin Hidayat; Alek Alek; Yatni Fatwa Mulyati

Authors

Anisa Khoeriah Master of English Education, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, Ir. H. Juanda No. 95 Jakarta. Indonesia
Didin Nuruddin Hidayat Master of English Education, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, Ir. H. Juanda No. 95 Jakarta. Indonesia
Alek Alek Master of English Education, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, Ir. H. Juanda No. 95 Jakarta. Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1907-2851
Yatni Fatwa Mulyati Master of English Education, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, Ir. H. Juanda No. 95 Jakarta. Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6899-7842

Keywords:

Cultural representation, English Textbook, Merdeka Curriculum

Abstract

The study aims to investigate the cultural representation of the EFL Textbook mandated by the Indonesian government in the Merdeka Curriculum for 10th-grade students. The frameworks used for the analysis are Moran's (2001) theory of five dimensions of culture (products, practices, perspectives, communities, and persons) and Chao's (2011) theory of cultural categories (target culture, source culture, international culture, intercultural communication, and universality across culture). Qualitative content analysis is used as the research method. The study's primary data is an English textbook titled Bahasa Inggris: Work in Progress, published by the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture (2022) as delivered in implementing the Merdeka Curriculum. The results show that the represented cultural dimensions in the textbook are products (34%), practices (31%), persons (15%), perspectives (13%), and communities (7%). Whereas, for the cultural categories, the result shows that the textbook represents the international culture (32%), source culture (29%), universality across cultures (20%), target culture (16%), and intercultural interaction (3%). Therefore, all cultural dimensions and cultural categories are represented in the textbook with different frequencies. However, the textbook needs improvement regarding the consistency of the cultural dimensions and categories.

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