Pizhuhish nāmah-i intiqādī-i mutūn va barnāmah hā-yi ̒ulūm-i insāni (Critical Studies in Texts & Programs of Human Sciences)

A Model-Based Evaluation of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) Books

Document Type : Research

Authors

Mohammad Hadi Mahmoodi
Mohammad Ahmadi Safa
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 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

Keywords

Keywords: ESP
materials evaluation
text book

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منابع
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  • Receive Date 29 May 2014
  • Revise Date 04 April 2015
  • Accept Date 28 July 2014

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