A content analysis of new Iranian English bookʹʹs authenticity (prospect 1|)

AUTHENTICITY IS ONE OF THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL CONCEPTS in teaching learning material analysis. This paper aims at discussing about this dimension of analysis toward language text books.In fact the Iranian new published English book(called prospect 1) for first grade junior secondary schools in EFL classes is under concentration here.Besides this article will concentrate on different aspects of authenticity (social and linguistic categories)in analyzing different parts of this new English book. Based on the results of this research it can be concluded that the proportion of this aspect of authenticity in this book isnʹt distributed properly.In fact there is just unremarkable proportion of target culture and informal linguistic elements and remarkable proportion of intercultural category of authenticity.