American English File Series Evaluation Based on Littlejohn’s Evaluative Framework
Subject Areas :Hamid Reza Haghverdi 1 , Behnam Ghasemi 2
1 - Assistant Professor Islamic Azad University, Khorasgan Branch, Isfahan, Iran
2 - M.A. Student, Islamic Azad University, Khorasgan Branch, Isfahan, Iran
Keywords:
Abstract :
Azizfar, A., Kusha, M., & Lotfi, A. R. (2010). An analytical evaluation of Iranian high school ELT textbooks from 1970 to the present. Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, 3, 36–44.
Ansary, H., & Babaii, E. (2002). Universal characteristics of EFL/ESL textbook: A step towards systematic textbook evaluation. The Internet TESL Journal, 2, 1-8.
Graves, K. (2007). Designing Language Courses. Canada: Newbury House.
Littlejohn, A. (1998). The analysis of Language teaching materials: Inside the Trojan horse. In Tomlinson, B. (Ed.), Materials development in Language teaching (pp. 190-216). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Richards, J.C. (1986). The role of textbooks in a language program. Retrieved December 10, 2004 from: http://www.professorjackrichards.com/pdfs/role-of-textbooks.
Sheldon, L. (1988). Evaluating ELT textbooks and materials. ELT Journal, 42(4), 237-246.
Tom, C. (2004). General English coursebooks and their place in an ESAP program. ELT journal 6(1), Article 9.
Tucker, C. (1975). Evaluating beginning textbooks. English Teaching Forum, 13, 335-361.
Appendices
Appendix A: Checklist for explicit nature of a set of materials
Title:
Publisher:
BOOK AS A WHOLE
1. Type:
2. Intended audience
3. Extent
a. Components
b. Total estimated time
4. Design and Layout
5. Distribution
a. Material
b. Access
6. Route through material
7. Subdivision
B. OVERVIEW OF AN EXTRACT
1. Length
2. Sequence of activity
