CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN THE SELECTED ENGLISH TEXTBOOKS IN INDONESIA

This study aims to determine the cultural diversity in Indonesian textbooks in English in senior high school. Specifically, this study sought answer to the following questions: 1) What types of culture are integrated in selected Indonesian textbooks?, 2) What elements of culture are featured in the English textbook?, 3) What supplementary materials may be produced to integrate culture with English textbook? This study assumed that: 1) There are different types of culture integrated in selected English textbooks. 2) There are elements of culture featured in English textbooks. 3) Supplementary materials shall be produced that may help culture be integrated in the textbook. This study was focused on the cultural diversity in selected Indonesian textbooks in English. This research was conducted by using quantitative descriptive and document review which are the primary tools in gathering data. Particularly content analysis of textbook. Keywords: Cultre Diversity, Elements of Culture, Types of Culture, English textbook