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Evaluation of Malaysian English Language Teaching Textbooks

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: Research in materials evaluation has been an important focus in ELT since the 1980s. The objective of the present study is to evaluate the general attributes of the textbooks and to evaluate the learning-teaching content. In this study, 944 male and female English teachers (Year 1 to Year 6 & Form 1 to Form 5) evaluated the English books using a valid and reliable checklist. In terms of general attributes and learning-teaching content of the textbooks, the results showed that Year 1 to Year 6 teachers reported that the current textbooks are ‘highly useful’ to the students, whereas Form 1 to Form 5 teachers contended that the school books are only ‘moderately useful’. The findings of this study can be useful for curricula designers and Ministry of Education as a reference for improving or modifying the textbooks.

Source: International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies

DOI: 10.7575/aiac.ijels.v.1n.1p.38

Authors: Jayakaran Mukundan, Seyed Ali Rezvani Kalajahi

Language: English

Topic: EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning

Subfield: Language and Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2011004339

FWCI: 10.6

Cites: 21

Cited by: 22

Related to: 10