Research Article

An Analysis of the Textbook Les Globe-trotteurs 1 in terms of the Social Action-oriented Approach

Volume: 16 Number: 3 December 26, 2025
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An Analysis of the Textbook Les Globe-trotteurs 1 in terms of the Social Action-oriented Approach

Abstract

A recent development in the use of mini-projects in language textbooks is the publication of the French textbook Les Globe-trotteurs 1, which is written primarily for teenagers who study French as a foreign language abroad. This article aims to analyse the mini-projects and the final project in unit 4 of the textbook Les Globe-trotteurs 1 in terms of the social action-oriented approach. It is concluded that the mini-projects at the end of the lessons of unit 4 serve, only, as communicative preparation for the final project, which itself mainly aims to allow the learners to resue the language content of all the previous lessons in semi-free production. Thus, the function of the proposed mini-projects and the final project is a pretext for communication. Accordingly, the proposed mini-projects and the final project in this unit can best be characterized as complex final tasks. Consequently, it can be concluded that the unit design is incompatible with the social action-oriented approach.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Social and Humanities Education (Excluding Economics, Business and Management)

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

December 26, 2025

Publication Date

December 26, 2025

Submission Date

May 6, 2025

Acceptance Date

October 29, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 16 Number: 3

APA
Acar, A. (2025). An Analysis of the Textbook Les Globe-trotteurs 1 in terms of the Social Action-oriented Approach. Batı Anadolu Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi, 16(3), 4344-4362. https://doi.org/10.51460/baebd.1693449
AMA
1.Acar A. An Analysis of the Textbook Les Globe-trotteurs 1 in terms of the Social Action-oriented Approach. WAJES. 2025;16(3):4344-4362. doi:10.51460/baebd.1693449
Chicago
Acar, Ahmet. 2025. “An Analysis of the Textbook Les Globe-Trotteurs 1 in Terms of the Social Action-Oriented Approach”. Batı Anadolu Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi 16 (3): 4344-62. https://doi.org/10.51460/baebd.1693449.
EndNote
Acar A (December 1, 2025) An Analysis of the Textbook Les Globe-trotteurs 1 in terms of the Social Action-oriented Approach. Batı Anadolu Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi 16 3 4344–4362.
IEEE
[1]A. Acar, “An Analysis of the Textbook Les Globe-trotteurs 1 in terms of the Social Action-oriented Approach”, WAJES, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 4344–4362, Dec. 2025, doi: 10.51460/baebd.1693449.
ISNAD
Acar, Ahmet. “An Analysis of the Textbook Les Globe-Trotteurs 1 in Terms of the Social Action-Oriented Approach”. Batı Anadolu Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi 16/3 (December 1, 2025): 4344-4362. https://doi.org/10.51460/baebd.1693449.
JAMA
1.Acar A. An Analysis of the Textbook Les Globe-trotteurs 1 in terms of the Social Action-oriented Approach. WAJES. 2025;16:4344–4362.
MLA
Acar, Ahmet. “An Analysis of the Textbook Les Globe-Trotteurs 1 in Terms of the Social Action-Oriented Approach”. Batı Anadolu Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 16, no. 3, Dec. 2025, pp. 4344-62, doi:10.51460/baebd.1693449.
Vancouver
1.Ahmet Acar. An Analysis of the Textbook Les Globe-trotteurs 1 in terms of the Social Action-oriented Approach. WAJES. 2025 Dec. 1;16(3):4344-62. doi:10.51460/baebd.1693449