@article{article_105399, title={Surveying Metalanguage through Three EFL Textbooks}, journal={e-Uluslararası Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi}, volume={4}, pages={27–40}, year={2013}, url={https://izlik.org/JA36DW29ME}, author={Baleghizadeh, Assoc.Prof.Dr.Sasan and Yousefpoori-naeim, Ph.D.Cand.Mehrdad}, keywords={İngilizce ders kitapları, Resmi dil bilgisi öğretimi, Gramer terminolojisi, Metalinguistik}, 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. }, number={3}