The Representation of Iraqi Identity in "English for Iraq" for  High School Students: A Critical Discourse Analysis

Wafaa Mokhlos  Faisal; Thamir Muhammad Kareem

doi:10.47175/rielsj.v6i2.1188

Wafaa Mokhlos Faisal Department of English Language/ Faculty of Education for Human Sciences/ University of Babylon, Iraq
Thamir Muhammad Kareem Department of English Language, Faculty of Education for Human Sciences, University of Babylon, Iraq

DOI: https://doi.org/10.47175/rielsj.v6i2.1188

Keywords: Representation, critical discourse analysi, ideology

Abstract

This research tries to examine The Representation of Iraqi Identity in the Iraqi textbook “English for Iraq” concentrating on the reflection of the Iraqi identity in the contents of the book . The study adopts a critical discourse analysis to analyse the identity representation in this textbook . The researcher hypothesizes that “English for Iraq” contains hidden Iraqi identity representation. This paper aims to reveals the hidden Iraqi identity in the textbook “English for Iraq”. The paper adopts a qualitative approach to analyse some samples from the book. The textbook helps with "reconstructing national dignity and rebranding Iraqi identity" in a positive way by telling Hadid's story

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