Journal of new advances in English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics

Journal of new advances in English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics

Evaluating Textbooks in Iranian EFL Context; Vision 1 in Focus

Document Type : Original Article

Author
Arak University
10.22034/Jeltal.2024.6.1.1
Abstract
The current study was an attempt to evaluate the Vision 1 textbook and explore whether all the language skills were covered by the current English textbook Vision 1 in Iran by the Ministry of Education. To this end, an evaluation checklist was distributed among 30 high school teachers in Isfahan, Iran. It was carried on during the first semester in the schooling year 2017-2018. In order to perform an effective internal inspection of the material on the part of the participants, it was important to examine all units of the textbook. The analysis of data indicated that most of the participants favored this textbook since it could meet the criteria within the evaluation checklist. However, the teachers were not satisfied with the vocabulary part. They argued that the words were not accompanied with their phonetic transcription in English. Teachers were not satisfied with the grammar area too. Finally, the pedagogical and theoretical implications of the study are presented.
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  • Receive Date 30 March 2024
  • Revise Date 27 April 2024
  • Accept Date 22 May 2024