An Evaluation of a Fourth Level English Textbook Used in Secondary Schools in Riyadh City

Autor/in	Alsulami, Yusuf Ahmad K.
Titel	An Evaluation of a Fourth Level English Textbook Used in Secondary Schools in Riyadh City
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 14 (2021) 2, S.68-83 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	Textbook Evaluation; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); Content Analysis; Teacher Attitudes; Language Teachers; High School Teachers; Check Lists; Teaching Methods; Learning Activities; Foreign Countries; Cultural Context; Language Skills; Saudi Arabia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Inhaltsanalyse; Lehrerverhalten; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; High school; High schools; Teacher; Teachers; Oberschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Checkliste; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lernaktivität; Ausland; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Saudi-Arabien
Abstract	This paper evaluates a textbook called "Traveller 4" that is used in the second grade of secondary schools in Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia, considering its general appearance and design, objectives, content, social and cultural contexts, tasks and activities, and usefulness for developing language skills. The paper also reviews the literature concerning textbook evaluation, referring to various theoretical and empirical studies that have contributed to the field of educational material evaluation. The research used a descriptive research model to assess data regarding the assessment of the English textbook and employed a questionnaire to investigate teachers' perspectives on a range of related items. The questionnaire targeted high school English teachers in Riyadh city and consisted of 40 items, which were divided into six categories. The instrument used in this study to evaluate "Traveller 4" was the ESL Textbook Evaluation Checklist. The findings of this research study revealed important points relating to the characteristics of a good textbook and identified strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities to modify the book. This paper concludes with recommendations for improving the textbook. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01