Textbooks play a pivotal role in language learning classrooms. The problem is, among a wide range of textbooks available, which one is more appropriate for a specific classroom and a group of learners. In order to evaluate ELT textbooks, theorists and writers have offered different kinds of evaluative frameworks based on a number of principles and criteria. This study evaluates one example of s...

this study explores the use of the english locution i love you in the american context. the data were collected through a focus discussion group and a survey questionnaire. 120 college undergraduate students from a large public american university participated in the study with 28 attending the focus discussion group and 92 completing the survey questionnaire. the findings indicated that the us...

this study explores the use of the english locution i love you in the american context. the data were collected through a focus discussion group and a survey questionnaire. 120 college undergraduate students from a large public american university participated in the study with 28 attending the focus discussion group and 92 completing the survey questionnaire. the findings indicated that the us...

The first impression of the book on the reviewer has been most pleasing and satisfying. In design, printing and format, in the organization, classification and treatment of the subject-matter, in the wealth of upto-date information, and in well-chosen illustrations, the book has reached a level of excellence well above the average. ' American Pharmacy ' represents a new trend in the Planning of...

any reasonable person concludes a contract in order to attain (a) purpose(s). it sometimes arises that unforeseen occurrences, subsequent to the date of the contract, make worthless the promisee’s counter-performance for promisor without it has been become physically impossible or impracticability. this situation is analyzed under the doctrine of “frustration of purpose” in american law. nevert...

This study examines the ideological content of six internationally-used ELT textbooks, three British and three American. Applying the theory and procedures of critical discourse analysis (CDA), three aspects of the conversations in the textbooks, i.e. content, relations, and positions were examined. Results suggest that in terms of content, British textbooks tend to entertain the students while...