A Content Analysis of the Cultural Content of Reading Texts and Dialogues in Action Pack Eight, Considering the Inclusion Criterion

This study aimed to analyze the reading texts and dialogues in the Student's Book of Action Pack Eight to determine the extent to which they incorporate cultural content. Frequencies and percentages were used to present the results related to the study’s questions. The findings revealed that the reading texts in Action Pack Eight include all types of cultural content: target cultural content, intercultural content, Arab-Islamic cultural content, and national (Jordanian) cultural content. On the other hand, the dialogues in the Student's Book include all types of cultural content except for the Arab-Islamic content. Overall, the presence of Arab-Islamic content in Action Pack Eight is not sufficient, although the general guidelines emphasize the importance of understanding, appreciating, and interacting with people from different countries, as well as highlighting Jordanian identity.