Research Article

THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACTION-ORIENTED APPROACH IN LANGUAGE TEXTBOOKS

Volume: 10 Number: 3 September 24, 2020
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THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACTION-ORIENTED APPROACH IN LANGUAGE TEXTBOOKS

Abstract

The action-oriented approach first introduced by the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) and developed later by Puren, (2004, 2014a, 2014b, 2014c, 2009, 2017, 2018, 2019) set a new goal for language teaching: training of a social actor. How to achieve this goal in language textbooks is yet to be dealt with in dept in the foreign language teaching field. This study aims to find out whether two final tasks (those of unit 5 and unit 7) in two language textbooks, ‘Count Me In’ (B2 level) used in Turkey and ‘Version Originale 4’ (B2 level) used in France reflect the characteristics of communicative tasks or mini-projects. It is found that the final tasks in ‘Count Me In’ do not reflect the characteristics of the mini-projects while the final tasks in ‘Version Originale 4’ reflect these characteristics and hence more in line with the principles of the action-oriented approach.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Studies on Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

September 24, 2020

Submission Date

December 9, 2019

Acceptance Date

September 8, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 10 Number: 3

APA
Acar, A. (2020). THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACTION-ORIENTED APPROACH IN LANGUAGE TEXTBOOKS. Trakya Eğitim Dergisi, 10(3), 864-880. https://doi.org/10.24315/tred.656990
AMA
1.Acar A. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACTION-ORIENTED APPROACH IN LANGUAGE TEXTBOOKS. Trakya Eğitim Dergisi. 2020;10(3):864-880. doi:10.24315/tred.656990
Chicago
Acar, Ahmet. 2020. “THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACTION-ORIENTED APPROACH IN LANGUAGE TEXTBOOKS”. Trakya Eğitim Dergisi 10 (3): 864-80. https://doi.org/10.24315/tred.656990.
EndNote
Acar A (September 1, 2020) THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACTION-ORIENTED APPROACH IN LANGUAGE TEXTBOOKS. Trakya Eğitim Dergisi 10 3 864–880.
IEEE
[1]A. Acar, “THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACTION-ORIENTED APPROACH IN LANGUAGE TEXTBOOKS”, Trakya Eğitim Dergisi, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 864–880, Sept. 2020, doi: 10.24315/tred.656990.
ISNAD
Acar, Ahmet. “THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACTION-ORIENTED APPROACH IN LANGUAGE TEXTBOOKS”. Trakya Eğitim Dergisi 10/3 (September 1, 2020): 864-880. https://doi.org/10.24315/tred.656990.
JAMA
1.Acar A. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACTION-ORIENTED APPROACH IN LANGUAGE TEXTBOOKS. Trakya Eğitim Dergisi. 2020;10:864–880.
MLA
Acar, Ahmet. “THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACTION-ORIENTED APPROACH IN LANGUAGE TEXTBOOKS”. Trakya Eğitim Dergisi, vol. 10, no. 3, Sept. 2020, pp. 864-80, doi:10.24315/tred.656990.
Vancouver
1.Ahmet Acar. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACTION-ORIENTED APPROACH IN LANGUAGE TEXTBOOKS. Trakya Eğitim Dergisi. 2020 Sep. 1;10(3):864-80. doi:10.24315/tred.656990

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