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Surveying Metalanguage through Three EFL Textbooks
Abstract
Formal grammar instruction in general – as well as teaching metalanguage in particular - has always generated a great deal of heated debate among researchers, teachers, and also materials writers. Metalanguage can be considered a good touchstone of the emphasis different textbooks put on formal grammar instruction. The present study, therefore, investigates the quality and quantity of metalanguage embodied in three popular EFL textbooks, taught successively in one of the biggest language institutes in Iran from 1996 to the present day. The results indicate that the metalanguage included in these textbooks compatibly reflects the trend of the related research during these years, i.e., a period of favoring grammar, followed by a phase of deemphasizing it, and finally a revival of grammar instruction. The results of the study have also implications for materials writers and teachers, which are discussed at the end.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Studies on Education
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
March 7, 2013
Submission Date
March 7, 2013
Acceptance Date
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Published in Issue
Year 2013 Volume: 4 Number: 3
APA
Baleghizadeh, A., & Yousefpoori-naeim, P. (2013). Surveying Metalanguage through Three EFL Textbooks. E-Uluslararası Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi, 4(3), 27-40. https://izlik.org/JA36DW29ME
AMA
1.Baleghizadeh A, Yousefpoori-naeim P. Surveying Metalanguage through Three EFL Textbooks. e-ijer. 2013;4(3):27-40. https://izlik.org/JA36DW29ME
Chicago
Baleghizadeh, Assoc.Prof.Dr.Sasan, and Ph.D.Cand.Mehrdad Yousefpoori-naeim. 2013. “Surveying Metalanguage through Three EFL Textbooks”. E-Uluslararası Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi 4 (3): 27-40. https://izlik.org/JA36DW29ME.
EndNote
Baleghizadeh A, Yousefpoori-naeim P (November 1, 2013) Surveying Metalanguage through Three EFL Textbooks. e-Uluslararası Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi 4 3 27–40.
IEEE
[1]A. Baleghizadeh and P. Yousefpoori-naeim, “Surveying Metalanguage through Three EFL Textbooks”, e-ijer, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 27–40, Nov. 2013, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA36DW29ME
ISNAD
Baleghizadeh, Assoc.Prof.Dr.Sasan - Yousefpoori-naeim, Ph.D.Cand.Mehrdad. “Surveying Metalanguage through Three EFL Textbooks”. e-Uluslararası Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi 4/3 (November 1, 2013): 27-40. https://izlik.org/JA36DW29ME.
JAMA
1.Baleghizadeh A, Yousefpoori-naeim P. Surveying Metalanguage through Three EFL Textbooks. e-ijer. 2013;4:27–40.
MLA
Baleghizadeh, Assoc.Prof.Dr.Sasan, and Ph.D.Cand.Mehrdad Yousefpoori-naeim. “Surveying Metalanguage through Three EFL Textbooks”. E-Uluslararası Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 4, no. 3, Nov. 2013, pp. 27-40, https://izlik.org/JA36DW29ME.
Vancouver
1.Assoc.Prof.Dr.Sasan Baleghizadeh, Ph.D.Cand.Mehrdad Yousefpoori-naeim. Surveying Metalanguage through Three EFL Textbooks. e-ijer [Internet]. 2013 Nov. 1;4(3):27-40. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA36DW29ME