The Future of Education

Despite the emergence of English as an International language over the last decades and the fact that the majority of the interactions in English are done among non-native speakers of English coming from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds, most of the published English language learning coursebooks targetting the non-native speakers of English are still overwhelmingly based on the cultural and linguistic norms of the native speakers of English. Hence the cultural and linguistic hegemony of the native speakers of English heavily dominates these coursebooks that are mainly published in native speaker countries. These global coursebooks are mainly Anglo and Euro-centric in their topics and themes. On the other hand, a myrid of scholars underline the significance of cultural contents of the coursebooks to activate and develop the critical thiknking of the learners. Considering the recent role of English as International Language, this study investigates the issue of critical thinking in a series of English language coursebooks in an attempt to clarify whether they can pave the way to improve the critical thinking of the learners.