Edit Racz

Edit Racz is a Lecturer in the Department of English Linguistics at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Károli Gáspár Reformed University in Budapest, Hungary. She holds a PhD in educational science (awarded 2022) from the University of Pécs, with a dissertation titled "The Educational Potential of English Language Textbooks - A multidimensional comparative analysis of the content of B1 and B2 level English language textbook texts." Previously, she earned two MA degrees from Kossuth Lajos University (now University of Debrecen) in 1983 (English and Hungarian language and literature) and 1995 (general and applied linguistics with English specialization), plus an MBA in Business Administration (2001).

Her research focuses on textbook analysis from multiple perspectives, examining how language textbooks convey cultural content, democratic values, environmental awareness, and intercultural communication. She investigates both the explicit and implicit educational potential within language teaching materials, with particular attention to how textbooks shape learners' worldviews and cultural understanding. Her methodological approach combines qualitative content analysis with educational theory to reveal the hidden curriculum within language teaching materials.

Analysis of Dr. Racz's publications reveals consistent focus on textbook content analysis across multiple dimensions - cultural representation, intercultural communication, democratic citizenship, environmental education, and pragmatic aspects of language use. Her work spans both English language textbooks and materials for teaching Hungarian as a foreign language, demonstrating expertise in comparative textbook analysis across different language teaching contexts. The research shows increasing sophistication in analytical frameworks, moving from single-dimension analyses to multidimensional approaches that consider textbooks as complex educational artifacts.

• Faculty Award from University of Debrecen, Faculty of Economics and Business (2008)
• 'Globus' medal from Student Union of the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Debrecen (2014)

Dr. Racz has been actively involved in multiple research projects including the ERASMUS+ KA Project 2017-1-HU01-KA203-035918 and the TÁMOP-4.1.2.D-12/1/KONV-2012-0008 initiative. She is a member of the Theoretical and Experimental Linguistics Research Group at KRE BTK and has participated extensively in national and international academic conferences, presenting her research findings across Europe. Her work bridges theoretical linguistics with practical language teaching applications, contributing significantly to the understanding of how language textbooks function as educational tools beyond mere language instruction.