This mixed-method study explores college students'perceptions of the goals and effects of teachers'English textbook use.The data from a questionnaire survey among a sample of 1785 non-English major undergraduates and focus group interviews with ten students reveals that the students perceive the ideological and political education goals of the textbooks at a medium to high level.The educational effects of the teachers'textbook use are demonstrated in the students'cognitive improvement,emotional engagement and behavioral change.The study concludes with implications for ideological and political education in college English curricula,textbook use and textbook compilation.
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