It has been widely accepted that a textbook is an essential component of the EFL classroom. Evaluation of textbooks, therefore, is of utmost importance so that its pedagogical contribution to the teaching and learning process can be assured. In the context of ELT in Hong Kong, textbook evaluation is even more of an important issue given the recent implementation of the New Senior Secondary Curr...

In a learning process of English, teaching materials are needed to support the such as textbooks. Therefore, this research analysed English speaking material in “Bahasa Inggris” textbook for twelfth grade Senior High School Published by Kemendikbud 2018. The problem study were: (1) What types there textbook?, and (2) How is content on grades published Indonesian government?. purposes To describ...

The concept of the textbook has been changing over the last two decades since the World Wide Web was introduced. The word “textbook” has become a metaphor when new dynamic, personal, open, reusable digital learning resources have appeared. The concrete name of this concept is still missing. We can meet words like “personal textbooks”, “open textbooks”, “flexbooks”, “personal digital library”. B...

This paper proposes a problem-based digital textbook (DT) by defining an instructional model of problem-based learning (PBL) for DTs. The objective was to develop a DT that stimulates self-directed learning through the support of a wide range of student-centered learning activities to enhance the overall learning experience and effectiveness. As an application, a problem-based DT that performs ...

This paper examines an English textbook used in Turkey within the context of sociolinguistic issues. Various studies on book evaluation can be found literature; however, there seems to very limited research analysing course books from a perspective. By employing qualitative design, 3rd grade Just Fun (Tiras, 2019) published for public primary schools was analysed using Sociolinguistic Textbook ...

Textbooks play a very crucial role in the process of language teaching and learning. The present study carries out an evaluation of two series of ELT textbooks used for teaching English language in Iranian high schools since 1970 to 2010. For this purpose, Tucker’s (1975) textbook evaluation model (see Appendix) has been employed. The results suggest that one of the main factors for the student...