This study investigated the relationship between affordances for task-based teaching in a textbook and teachers’ awareness of uptake these affordances. Specifically, it compared evaluated communicativeness task-likeness activities textbook, New Cutting Edge, Elementary (Cunningham & Moore, 2005) then contrasted findings with classroom observation data on way were implemented by three Vietna...

As hypertext systems become widely available and their popularity increases, attention has turned to converting existing textual documents into hypertextual form. An important issue in this area is the fully automatic production of hypertext for learning, teaching, training, or self-referencing. Although many studies have addressed the problem of producing hy-per-books, either manually or semi-...

This research was designed to look at World English textbook evaluation and its effects on EFL pre-intermediate Iranian learners' speaking skill. Thirty male students were selected randomly in Eshtehard language school. They took a pre-test as a proficiency test first to determine their proficiency. To gain this aim, a language proficiency test, i.e., Nelson test was given to the total particip...

In countries where textbooks are considered as the main source of teaching/learning process, textbook evaluation seems to be inevitable and necessary. The current study aimed at evaluating the new English textbook entitled “Vision 1”, developed for the Iranian first grade high school students. To achieve this goal, two groups of participants took part in the study. They consisted of 30 teachers...

Studies on learner autonomy (LA) in EFL learning have been widely reported. However, the promotion of LA through textbooks Indonesia remains under-explored. This study investigated extent to which textbook Erlangga Straight Point Series (ESPS) facilitates LA, students’ perceptions promoting and teacher's facilitation contributing learning. employed quantitative qualitative research designs invo...

In Bangladesh, English textbook is the only material used widely for teaching language. The of class seven designed based on new curriculum following experiential learning cycle, a theory Kolb. aims this study are to justify purposes textbook, evaluate how competencies presented in and check whether cycle followed. Therefore, evaluates strengths weaknesses book regarding presentation four as we...