Exploring the Types and Categories of Culture in Algerian Official Exam: The Case of Literary and Foreign Languages Stream Texts in English Baccalaureate Exams from 2005 to 2021

Authors

  • Berkia Bouhlal 1- university of khenchela, faculty of letters and foreign lnguages, department of English, Laboratory of anthropological studies and social issues
  • Sabrina Baghzou 2- University of khenchela, faculty of letters and foreign lnguages, department of English, Laboratory of anthropological studies and social issues

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54246/4j5gp505

Abstract

 This descriptive study intends to investigate the types and categories of culture by conducting a content analysis on the texts of 31 foreign languages stream BAC exams from 2005 to 2021. The findings reveal that all analysed texts are designed within a cultural dimension. However, the majority of the texts tend to discuss themes from Big C culture and neglect the small C aspect of culture. Furthermore, the source culture was largely marginalized. Recommendations were provided to make an equilibrated cultural dimension of BAC exam texts.

Keywords: Content Analysis, BAC Exam, Culture Types, Culture Categories, Culture and Language

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2025-10-15

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Vol. 16 No. 2 (2023):

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