Document Type : Original Article
Authors
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Assistant Professor, Department of Language and Literature, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran
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Master’s student in Persian Language Education, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
This study aims to conduct a discourse analysis of the first-grade Persian textbook from the perspective of life skills education, employing an innovative approach. The research method involves discourse and content analysis, with the Shannon Entropy method serving as a creative analytical tool. This quantitative method evaluates the text, images, and questions in terms of engaging students with various life skills. The text under study is the first-grade Persian textbook published in 2023. Since the sample and population were identical, the entire content of the textbook was selected and analyzed. The findings from the content analysis using the Shannon Entropy method revealed that the life skills addressed in the textbook, in order of frequency, are: effective communication (frequency: 116), empathy (frequency: 114), self-awareness (frequency: 105), problem-solving (frequency: 77), decision-making (frequency: 71), creative thinking (frequency: 47), interpersonal relationships (frequency: 44), coping with negative emotions (frequency: 27), and critical thinking (frequency: 23). Additionally, the results indicated that self-awareness, interpersonal relationships, coping with negative emotions, problem-solving, and creative thinking have an importance coefficient of 0.11, while empathy, decision-making, effective communication, and critical thinking have an importance coefficient of 0.1. Therefore, it can be concluded that, despite the inclusion of all life skills in the first-grade Persian textbook, their importance coefficients are relatively low, suggesting a need for greater emphasis on all life skills.
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