摘要：This research set out to investigate cultural density in the internationally-distributed textbooks (IDTs) of the English Language, i.e., Interchange Series (Int. hereinafter). To this end, a model of cultural patterns was formulated to analyze the contents of Int. The analysis showed thatvalueas one component comprised ‘entertainment, liberal, consumerism, and inculcation of Western values’.Normas another component encompassed ‘girlfriend-boyfriend relationship, opposite sex contact or dating, pet-keeping, and club-dancing’. The next category, i.e.,institutioninvolved ‘entertainment, commercial, sports, educational, and conventional institutions’. The ten sub-components of culturalartifactincluded ‘occupation, clothes, name, music, sport, art, celebrity, food, instrument, and education. Overall, the results indicate that textbooks are artifacts which are strongly grounded in cultural assumptions and biases.
关键词：English language;Culture;Textbooks;Interchange series ;
