Book Review

TEXTBOOK EVALUATION IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING: SOLUTIONS, PRE-INTERMEDIATE

Volume: 2 Number: 1 June 27, 2019
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TEXTBOOK EVALUATION IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING: SOLUTIONS, PRE-INTERMEDIATE

Abstract

The aim of the present study is to examine an EFL textbook that is used in a private secondary school in Turkey. First two units of the textbook Solutions were evaluated in terms of their appropriateness, completeness, and utility for 23 false beginner English language learners. The evaluation was carried out in two steps: (1) external evaluation, (2) internal evaluation via semi-structured interviews with the classroom teacher and student questionnaires. The evaluation results revealed that the students and the teacher were satisfied with the textbook; however, they criticized the following points: (i) the same order of presentation of the units, (ii) the cultural contents were biased, (iii) the aim of the book was not appropriate, (iv) the high-speed of native speaker talks in the CD’s. In addition, the classroom teacher reported that she would quit using the textbook with false beginners. 

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References

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

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Journal Section

Book Review

Authors

Publication Date

June 27, 2019

Submission Date

January 9, 2019

Acceptance Date

January 17, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 2 Number: 1

APA
Yapıcı, B. (2019). TEXTBOOK EVALUATION IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING: SOLUTIONS, PRE-INTERMEDIATE. Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Araştırma Dergisi, 2(1), 62-74. https://izlik.org/JA53WJ35GH
AMA
1.Yapıcı B. TEXTBOOK EVALUATION IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING: SOLUTIONS, PRE-INTERMEDIATE. kusad. 2019;2(1):62-74. https://izlik.org/JA53WJ35GH
Chicago
Yapıcı, Burçin. 2019. “TEXTBOOK EVALUATION IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING: SOLUTIONS, PRE-INTERMEDIATE”. Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Araştırma Dergisi 2 (1): 62-74. https://izlik.org/JA53WJ35GH.
EndNote
Yapıcı B (June 1, 2019) TEXTBOOK EVALUATION IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING: SOLUTIONS, PRE-INTERMEDIATE. Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Araştırma Dergisi 2 1 62–74.
IEEE
[1]B. Yapıcı, “TEXTBOOK EVALUATION IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING: SOLUTIONS, PRE-INTERMEDIATE”, kusad, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 62–74, June 2019, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA53WJ35GH
ISNAD
Yapıcı, Burçin. “TEXTBOOK EVALUATION IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING: SOLUTIONS, PRE-INTERMEDIATE”. Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Araştırma Dergisi 2/1 (June 1, 2019): 62-74. https://izlik.org/JA53WJ35GH.
JAMA
1.Yapıcı B. TEXTBOOK EVALUATION IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING: SOLUTIONS, PRE-INTERMEDIATE. kusad. 2019;2:62–74.
MLA
Yapıcı, Burçin. “TEXTBOOK EVALUATION IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING: SOLUTIONS, PRE-INTERMEDIATE”. Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Araştırma Dergisi, vol. 2, no. 1, June 2019, pp. 62-74, https://izlik.org/JA53WJ35GH.
Vancouver
1.Burçin Yapıcı. TEXTBOOK EVALUATION IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING: SOLUTIONS, PRE-INTERMEDIATE. kusad [Internet]. 2019 Jun. 1;2(1):62-74. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA53WJ35GH