Culture, Cartoon, and Teaching English Language: A Qualitative Analysis of " Magic English"

Ecological studies of language teaching have made it clear that for a better understanding of child’s developmental processes in different aspects, it is necessary to go through different layers of language teaching and to investigate them. One of these layers that can influence children’s culture, identity, and education, is media. In modern developing world, media has affected nearly all of the activities of human beings and the realm of language teaching is no exception. In this study, the researchers have investigated an educational cartoon which is called Magic English. This cartoon is a mixture of twenty different cartoons of Walt Disney. This cartoon has been analyzed from cultural and educational perspectives. The results showed that Magic English is not only rich in educational aspects but also there is a danger that watching this so-called educational program without any supervision, may deculturate children, leading to identity crisis in adulthood. In the end, some recommendations have been given.