• National Identity Clarity or Confusion: English and Urdu Textbooks

    Author(s):
    Ashar Johnson Khokhar (see profile)
    Date:
    2017
    Subject(s):
    Identity (Psychology)
    Item Type:
    Conference paper
    Conf. Title:
    Canada International Conference on Education (CICE-2017)
    Conf. Org.:
    Infonomics Society
    Conf. Loc.:
    Mississauga, Canada
    Conf. Date:
    26-29 June
    Tag(s):
    Content Analysis, Pakistan, them, us, Identity
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/v4d3-ea97
    Abstract:
    The curriculum revision in Pakistan has always been a politically and religiously motivated exercise and this was initiated because of criticism by the religious and political parties. The most recent curriculum revision happened between 2006-2015. The present study looks at the changes made in the textbooks between 2014-2016 and explores the concepts of national identity promoted through the texts. For this study, the textbooks approved by the Punjab Textbook Board and published by different public and private publishers for the academic year 2014-2015 & 2015-2016 were studied. The content of the textbooks was analyzed using the critical discourse analysis approach. The analysis of the textbook content found ‘Islam’ & ‘Muslims’ as the common thread amongst all the analyzed textbooks. This thread suggests a single identity, which is synonymous to Islam, ‘Pakistanis are Muslims’. This study suggests pluralistic and inclusive content in the textbooks informing students about the TRUE Pakistani society.
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    Publisher:
    Infonomics Society
    Pub. Date:
    August 2017
    Proceeding:
    Proceedings of Canada International Conference on Education (CICE-2017)
    Page Range:
    200 - 205
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    3 years ago
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    All Rights Reserved
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