An Analysis of State Adopted Foreign Language Textbooks Used in First‐ and Third‐Year High School Spanish Classes

Examining language learners' roles and perceptions in the development of Intercultural Communicative Competence: An analysis of Intercultura Spanish language learning materials from an Activity Theory perspective

“…Nevertheless, the content of textbooks is an issue in and of itself that deserves closer attention. In their reviews of textbooks used for the teaching of foreign languages, several authors (Macian, 1986;Ramírez & Hall, 1990;Young & Oxford, 1993) have expressed concern for the need to make explicit the cultural contents presented to students. The concern expressed by these authors is connected to the emphasis given to linguistic forms in the organization of textbook materials, without much consideration of the cultural meanings attached to linguistic forms.…”