EXAMINING THE CONTENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL ENGLISH TEXTBOOK IN THE CONTEXT OF KAZAKHSTAN

This paper examines the content of the 11th-grade English textbook to find out whether the ideology of Mangilik Yel (Eternal Land) is reflected in the textbook. Primarily, the study outlines the seven values of Mangilik Yel and scrutinizes one unit of the English textbook Aspect published under the principles of the updated curriculum. In analyzing the English textbook, the author concentrates on the key concepts of the unit; including its theme, objectives, activities and tasks, and language elements. Ultimately, the study reveals a discrepancy between the ideology and the content of the textbook(s).