国际期刊中二语教材文化内容相关实证研究现状与启示

A survey of empirical research on cultural content in second language textbooks in international journals

本文基于PRISMA框架对Web of Science与Scopus两大数据库中收录的121篇关于二语教材文化内容的实证研究文献进行了系统分析。分析发现,近年来该主题逐渐受到研究者的关注,文献数量逐年上升;其研究内容主要涵盖二语教材中文化内容的类型与国别分布研究以及教材使用者对二语教材中文化现象的感知研究两大主题;在研究方法、研究路径方面亦呈现多元视角的特点。希望通过对国际期刊中关于二语教材文化内容研究的梳理与反思,为我国未来的二语教材研究提供一定的参考与启示。

Based on a PRISMA-driven systematic approach,this article reviews 121 empirical studies on the cultural content in second language textbooks from Web of Science and Scopus databases.The review indicates that relevant empirical research gains increasing attention of scholars,with an increasing number of relevant articles have been published.The literature includes two major themes:the works on categorization and distribution of cultural content,and works on teachers’and students’perception of cultural content in second language textbooks.It also indicates that the studies adopt multiple research approaches.It is hoped that the review of the literature will provide some implications for the future research on cultural content in the second language textbooks in China.