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Appendices Appendix 1: Textbook evaluation checklists
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Appendix 1: Textbook evaluation checklists Quick-reference checklist Aims, approaches and principles 1. Do the aims of the book correspond closely with the aims of the teaching program and with the needs of the learners? 2. What approach/ approaches to language learning are taken by the book? Is this appropriate to the learning/ teaching situation? 3. Does the book make its guiding principles clear? Design and organization 4. What components make up the total course package (e.g. students’ books, teachers’ books, workbooks, cassettes, etc.)? 5. How is the content organized (e.g. according to structures, functions, topics, skills, etc.)? 6. How is the content sequenced (e.g. on the basis of complexity, ‘learnability’, usefulness, etc.)? 7. Is there adequate revision? Is some of the material suitable for individual study? 8. Is it easy to find your way around the book? Is the layout clear? Topic 9. Is there enough variety and range of topic? 10. Are the topics sophisticated enough in content, yet within the learners’ language level? 11. Will your students be able to relate to the social and cultural contexts presented in the book? Skills and language contents 12. Are all four skills adequately covered, bearing in mind your course aims and syllabus requirements? 13. Is there material for integrated skills work? 14. Does the book include material for language work (grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation)? 63 Teachers’ books 15. Is there adequate guidance for the teachers who will be using the book and its supporting materials? E.g. do teachers’ books adequately cover teaching techniques, language items such as grammar rules and culture-specific information? 16. Do the writers set out and justify the basic premises and principles underlying the material? 17. Are keys to exercises given? tải về 421.94 Kb. Chia sẻ với bạn bè của bạn:
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