A Critical Review on the Book Testing Language Skills: From Theory to Practice

Nouhi Jadesi, Nasimeh; Rasti, Alireza

doi:10.30465/crtls.2021.33445.2021

A Critical Review on the Book Testing Language Skills: From Theory to Practice

Document Type : Research

Authors

Nasimeh Nouhi Jadesi

Alireza Rasti

Assistant Professor, Salman Farsi University of Kazerun, Kazerun, Iran

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2021.33445.2021

Abstract

The present study is the result of a content analysis on the book Testing English Language Skills, From Theory to Practice written by Farhady, Jafarpour, and Birjandi. This book is one of the most widely-used textbooks selected by language instructors for the testing courses of TEFL, Translation, and English literature majors. Using McDonough, Shaw, and Masuhara’s (2013) textbook evaluation framework, the authors carried out both internal and external evaluations of the claims made by the authors in the preface of the book. The claims included: using lucid language, comprehensive coverage, a desirable organization of the materials presented and a direct relevance to the Iran’s context. Furthermore, the textbook was also analyzed based on its physical appearance, content, and methodology. The strengths and weaknesses in each domain were categorized and presented. At the end, some recommendations have been made to the authors, in case of any future editions of the textbook by the authors.

Keywords

Testing English Language Skills

Internal Evaluation

External Evaluation

Content Analysis

English Textbooks

Subjects

Foreign Languages

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