عليرضا صادقي ارمكي

The aim of this study was to analyze EFL textbooks used in private English language centers in Tehran to investigate the representation of Kachru’s three Circles of English – the Inner, Outer, an‎d Expan‎ding Circle. The study contained both a quantitative an‎d a qualitative approach, collecting data from four EFL textbooks. The quantitative part collected data showed to what extent each of the three circles were represented an‎d whether it differed, while the qualitative part – conducted through a Critical Discourse Analysis – investigated how the representations differed an‎d what the implications of that difference might be. The quantitative findings showed that Inner Circle countries were represented to a far greater extent than Outer an‎d Expan‎ding Circle countries in all four textbooks. The findings of this analysis suggested that Outer Circle countries an‎d cultures were marginalized an‎d stereotyped, while Inner Circle countries, an‎d to some extent the Expan‎ding Circle as well, were represented as dominant powerholders with hegemonic control.

تحليل انتقادي گفتمان

critical discourse analysis

Alireza Sadeghi Armaki

Shahin Vaezi