Teaching Culture in Introductory Foreign Language Textbooks

Carol A. Chapelle is Distinguished Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Iowa State University.  She is editor of the Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics (2013), co-editor of the Cambridge Applied Linguistics Series, past president of the American Association for Applied Linguistics, and former editor of TESOL Quarterly.

“Chapelle’s work is important beyond its data and its argument that textbooks ought to include more political context in their presentation of Québécois culture and politics. Her book provides an exemplary methodology with five case studies (corresponding to five time periods) that could be used in undergraduate and graduate courses on qualitative research. … The book is also pleasant to read.” (Alexandre Couture Gagnon, American Review of Canadian Studies, Vol. 47 (3), 2017)

• Chapter 1. The Significance of Culture in Language Teaching.- Chapter 2. Québec's Cultural Narrative and French Textbooks.- Chapter 3. Québec Content in Text.- Chapter 4.  Québec content in images.- Chapter 5. A Closer Look at Language Politics.- Chapter 6. Strengthening Cultural Content in First-Year Textbooks.