Table of contents A BSTRACT ....................................................................................................................................... 2 A CKNOWLEDGEMENTS .................................................................................................................. 3 T ABLE OF CONTENTS ..................................................................................................................... 5 1.1. I NTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 6 1.2. R ATIONALE FOR THE PROJECT ............................................................................................ 10 1.3. A IMS AND SCOPE OF THE PROJECT ...................................................................................... 14 1.4. S IGNIFICANCE OF THE PROJECT ........................................................................................... 15 1.5. M ETHODS OF THE PROJECT .................................................................................................. 16 CHAPTER 2: THE NEW TEXTBOOKS - AN ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION ............. 18 2.1. O VERVIEW OF THE NATIONAL CURRICULUM AND SYLLABUS FOR ELT ........................... 18 2.2. O VERVIEW OF THE TEXTBOOKS ........................................................................................... 18 2.3. T HE TEACHING OF LANGUAGE SKILLS ................................................................................. 23 2.3.1. R
EADING SKILLS
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2.3.2. S
PEAKING SKILLS
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2.3.3. L
ISTENING SKILLS
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2.3.4. W
RITING SKILLS
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