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A MANUAL FOR EVALUATING THE CULTURAL CONTENT OF EFL TEXTBOOKS By Nadia Abu Nuwar The Cultural Checklist: The evaluative questions: A. Rationale and Objectives 1. Does each unit in the Textbook have clearly stated goals? 2. Is the content of the Textbook consistent with the general objectives? 3. Does the cultural material increase the level of understanding regarding the conventional behavior in various common situations in the target culture(s)? 4. Does the cultural material present foreign cultural projects that involve interacting and communicating with members of the local community or using community resources? 5. Does the thematic content develop cultural awareness by understanding the dynamic nature of the target culture(s)? B. Social and Cultural Topics 6. Are the topics rich with different social aspects? 7. Do these social aspects fit the students' age? C. Cultural Materials 8. Does the Textbook promote student's awareness of intercultural understanding? 9. Does the Textbook promote active student participation to communicate different values (i.e. punctuality, working hard, mannerism,and courtesy)? 10. Does the cultural content include generalization about the target culture(s)? 11. Does the thematic material increase students' awareness and appreciation of his/her own culture, as well as the target culture(s)?

D. Language Features and Language Skills 12. Are new vocabularies repeated in subsequent units for reinforcing the meaning of the cultural content? 13. Does the Textbook develop the students' four language skills with the themes of cultural content?