The Evaluation of Iranian High School English Textbook from the Prospective of Teachers
Journal Title: Asian Journal Social Sciences & Humanities - Year 2014, Vol 3, Issue 3
Abstract
In spite of remarkable advances in teaching and developing new technologies, textbooks have very crucial affects in the process of language teaching and learning. This study evaluates English text books which are taught in Iranian high schools from the perspective of teachers. The advantages and shortcomings of the textbooks are discussed in detail with reference to eight common criteria extracted from different material evaluation checklists. The study was carried out at several high schools in Mazandaran, Iran. The mixed method, a combination of both quantitative and qualitative approaches, was used in this study. The data was obtained from a total of 271 English teachers, both female and male. It was collected through a questionnaire with 40 items which were related to the eight criteria; Content, Physical appearance, Exercises and Activities, Clarity of instruction, Level of textbook, Vocabulary, Grammar, Consideration of learning style differences in the textbooks. Quantitative data were analyzed through SPSS.. The results revealed that the teachers seemed happy with the textbooks and had positive attitudes towards the textbooks. The research findings make it clear that the current materials or textbooks can meet Iranian teachers’ need and interests.
Authors and Affiliations
Batoul Sabzalipour, Mansour Koosha
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP163577
- DOI -
- Views 101
- Downloads 0
Implementation Policy Integrated Service (OSS) in South Sumatra Province
One Stop is an important part of the public service where licensing and non-licensing services centralized place so that service users do not have to go to some local work unit, here can save time and costs. South Sumatr...
A FRAMEWORK OF INTERCULTURAL UNDERSTANDING IN A BLENDED E-LEARNING COURSE
This paper explores the intercultural learning experience of the participants who followed the ‘eLearning development and implementation (eLDI) Asia 2011’ blended online course, conducted by the university of Philippin...
THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF URBAN POOR MOTHERS WITH CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY
NA
GROUND WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT NEAR MEHMOOD BOTI LANDFILL, LAHORE, PAKISTAN
Municipal disposal sites pose serious environmental threats to their surroundings and nearby residents. One of the most dangerous threat is in the form of ground water pollution through leachate percolation in so...
A LITERATURE REVIEW ON THE STUDENTS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL PRESSURE OF POSTGRADUATES
China's postgraduate education has nearly 100 years of history, as an important part of the higher education in our country, the development of graduate education plays a vital role not only for the university itself, bu...