The cultural content and intercultural communicative competence in the global and local textbooks used in Indonesian EFL classes

A number of studies on the cultural content represented in local or global textbooks have increasingly been investigated. However, it is scanty research comparing and textbooks. This study aims to examine two determined by Indonesian Ministry Education Culture, a textbook entitled English Mind for schools implementing new curriculum called Merdeka textbook, When Rings Bell, that not applied it. The employed analysis as design. results show provides more target culture, but highly emphasizes source culture neglects international cultures. In addition, concerns social environmental themes, while focuses religion/humanities/art personal theme. Further, does accommodate adequate intercultural communicative competence, which was absent textbook. imbalanced representations those affect students’ competence. suggests practical implications providing students with sufficient references target, source, cultures promote their