İkinci Dil Olarak İsveççe Ders Kitaplarının Aile Kavramı Bakımından İncelenmesi
An Analysis of Swedish as a Second Language Textbooks in Terms of the Concept of Family

Summary/Abstract: Second language teaching aims to develop learners’ intercultural awareness and communicative competence by emphasizing the relationship between language and culture. In multicultural contexts grounded in equality, education enables individuals to realize their potential while maintaining their cultural identities. In line with Sweden’s multicultural education approach, a wide range of second language teaching materials has been developed and enriched. This study examines how the concept of ‘family’ is represented in Swedish language textbooks designed for second language learners. A qualitative research design was employed, using document analysis as the primary method. In the initial stage, textbooks were systematically reviewed, and family-related vocabulary and expressions were identified and analysed in terms of frequency and context. The representation of the family theme was then examined from a multidimensional perspective. In the final stage, visual representations were analysed through content analysis. The findings indicate that family is not treated as a central pedagogical theme but instead appears in a fragmented and secondary manner. The materials reflect an individual-centred approach, with limited use of kinship terminology, and the topic is predominantly addressed through receptive skills such as reading rather than productive ones. Nuclear and single-parent family structures are the most visible. Overall, the results suggest that these materials do not fully reflect contemporary sociocultural realities and do not address the concept of family in a sufficiently comprehensive linguistic and cultural manner.

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