• Badr Allehyani

  Author

• Dr. Dave Burnapp

  Author

• Janet Wilson

  Author

Abstract:
In spite of the general availability of English textbooks in Saudi Arabia, many school textbooks
that are used lack any reference to English/American culture. This article attempts to analyse
two secondary school textbooks; English for Saudi Arabia and the Traveller 5. In particular, it
aims to determine the extent to which these textbooks refer to inner-circle culture (countries that
use English as a first language such as the UK/USA). It will follow two methods; analysing the
content of the textbooks and interviewing educational supervisors. English for Saudi Arabia
refers to the Saudi local and Islamic culture and its main focus is on linguistic competence.
However, Traveller 5 refers to multi-cultural topics and it emphasises the Communicative
Language Teaching (CLT) approaches. The researchers conclude with the recommendation that
Traveller textbooks need to give more attention to inner-circle culture but in ways that will be
acceptable to the learners’ local culture.

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