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An Analysis of Inaccuracies in the Contents of High School English Textbooks

  • The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea
  • Abbr : 사회언어학
  • 2012, 20(2), pp.63-92
  • Publisher : The Sociolinguistic Society Of Korea
  • Research Area : Humanities > Linguistics

Kyung Suk Kim 1

1경기대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study investigates if there exist inaccuracies in the contents, particularly reading passages, of high school English textbooks. 18 textbooks(three from each of six publishers) were selected. The results show that there are 27 inaccuracies in the reading passages whose contents were examined in-depth if there was any factually inaccurate information. The inaccuracies can be grouped into three categories. The first category has to do with inaccuracies which might have been resulted from mistakes by referring to an unreliable source or in the process of editing. There are nine inaccuracies which have to do with date, age, or name. The second category of inaccuracies includes three sub-categories: 1) too assertive information with not providing conditions for the information to be valid; 2) information twisted by the author for his/her own hidden purpose; 3) out-of-date information. There are a total of 12 inaccuracies in the second category. The third category of inaccuracies has to do with not providing crucial information necessary to fully understand the reading passages. The six inaccuracies of the category can lead the readers to misinterpret the contents of the passages. In the conclusion section, the questions of where the inaccuracies come from, how they can be prevented before they occur, and how they can be handled after they are printed in the textbooks are discussed.

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