Cultural effects of L2 learning: a case study of Iranian learners learning English

摘要

The present research aimed to seek if the learners of English taught special books (Interchange) would finally come to perceive the cultural issues differently from those not yet treated with the books. To perform the study, a researcher constructed questionnaire of cultural components was administered to two groups of L2 learners, one group about to start and the other about to complete the 3 volume Interchange Series program in a language institute. The results indicated that learning English extensively modifies the language learners’ perceptions of cultural issues. The conclusion is that textbooks can make learners conceptualize the world as designated therein.