English Language Textbook Evaluation “English for the Students of Humanities (I)”
Journal Title: International Research Journal of Applied and Basic Sciences - Year 2014, Vol 8, Issue 0
Abstract
One of the most salient factors for the students’ accomplishment in second language learning in the English language learning programs is the ELT textbooks. In spite of remarkable progresses in teaching methodologies, developing new technologies and facilities to enhance learning effectiveness, textbooks still have a very crucial effect in the process of language teaching and learning context. In Iran, textbooks have a key role to provide the foundation for language input that the learners receive. In effect, the present study attempts to investigate the English textbook taught to the students of humanities in B.A. level in order to explicate and analyze the possible weaknesses of the textbook, namely, English for the Students of Humanities (I). To this end, Los Angeles Unified School District Textbook Evaluation (2002) checklist is selected and adopted. It is worth mentioning that this checklist is selected as an instrument in evaluating the textbook because of its convenience and effectiveness.
Authors and Affiliations
Sayed Javad Tabaeifard| University of Tehran, Kish International Campus, Department of English Language and Literature, email: Tabaei_javad@ut.ac.ir
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