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Discourse Analysis of Textbooks: A Comparative Study of Chinese and Spanish Language Education Materials

Qiong Duan

Abstract


Language education materials, particularly textbooks, play a key role in shaping the linguistic and cultural understanding of learners. Textbooks are not merely tools for language acquisition; they are also carriers of cultural norms, values, and ideologies (Inglehart et al., 1998; Paige et al., 2003). This study aims to conduct a comparative discourse analysis of Chinese and Spanish language education materials to explore the underlying cultural and ideological narratives they convey

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Language education materials;Comparative discourse analysis;Discourse Analysis of Textbooks

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18686/ahe.v8i4.13328

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