Foreign Languages
Mohammad Hadi Mahmoodi; Mohammad Moradi
Volume 15, Issue 36 , November 2015, , Pages 179-196
Abstract
Learning any language has its own specific constraints and problems; English language learning is not an exception. One of the most important problems in learning English language is the quality of textbooks. Since “Prospect 1” is Iranian students’ first formal contact with English ...
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Learning any language has its own specific constraints and problems; English language learning is not an exception. One of the most important problems in learning English language is the quality of textbooks. Since “Prospect 1” is Iranian students’ first formal contact with English language in their schooling programs, designing and developing this book is of crucial significance and logically requires the authors’ more sophistication and precision. Therefore, evaluating and analyzing the content of this book can be an effectual undertaking in diagnosing the strengths and weaknesses where of. The main objective of the present study was to evaluate and analyze this textbook qualitatively on the basis of scientific criteria and eventually identify its merits and demerits especially with regard to the methodology of teaching a foreign language. To do so, 18 EFL teachers and 25 students were interviewed. Then, using content-analysis of the interviewees’ responses and also the analysis and inspection of the book’s content, the most important strong and weak points were discussed in the article.
Foreign Languages
Mohammad Hadi Mahmoodi; Mohammad Ahmadi Safa
Volume 14, Issue 32 , February 2015, , Pages 113-133
Abstract
English, besides other things, is the language of science. In the academic system of the countries in which English is not the mother tongue of people, teaching English for specific purposes (ESP) is very important. Therefore, development and evaluation of effective instructional materials for teaching ...
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English, besides other things, is the language of science. In the academic system of the countries in which English is not the mother tongue of people, teaching English for specific purposes (ESP) is very important. Therefore, development and evaluation of effective instructional materials for teaching English and improving their quality is crucially important. On the other hand, evaluation of different instructional materials including books, which are the most frequently used type of materials, requires appropriate models and frameworks. In this paper, the authors have first critically examined some of the well-known textbook evaluation models. Next, they have proposed a model for evaluating ESP books and finally, as an example, an ESP textbook is evaluated based on the proposed model
