A Breath of Fresh Air into Iranian English Textbooks Evaluation of English Textbook “Vision2” for Iranian High School Students from Teachers’ Perspectives

Shahram Afraz,Boshra Mallahi

doi:10.30560/ilr.v1n2p89

Abstract

The Purpose of this study was to investigate the appropriateness of newly developed Iranian high school English textbook “Vision2” from teachers’ points of view. 25 male and female high school English teachers were randomly selected from Hormozgan province, Iran to participate in the study. The evaluation of textbook was conducted quantitatively through a 3-points Likert scale checklist which was proposed by Dr. Montasser Mohamed AbdelWahab (2013). The data was subjected to analysis through descriptive statistics. Findings indicated that although the book has some strong sides, teachers pointed to major weaknesses in textbook in terms of lack of glossary list, shortage of time to cover the stated objectives and a need to recycling the newly learned vocabularies in subsequent lessons. In the light of these findings, the researcher reported some recommendations to address the slight drawbacks of the English language textbook for 11th grade. The findings of the study would be useful for teachers and material developers.

Highlights

As stated by Zohrabi, Sabouri, and Kheradmand (2014),"textbooks are one of the elements that may promote or discourage learners depending on their materials
Teachers have the responsibility of evaluating textbooks, so the evaluation of teaching materials is an integral part of a teacher’s work. , the main focus of this research is to evaluate the teachers’ viewpoints regarding the new textbook "Vision2"
The researcher tried to find out high school teachers ' perceptions towards the new textbook

Summary

Introduction

As stated by Zohrabi, Sabouri, and Kheradmand (2014),"textbooks are one of the elements that may promote or discourage learners depending on their materials. They are a kind of support for both teachers and learners. Textbooks provide students a kind of consistency "(p.95). Textbooks are essential tools in improving learning and teaching and helping teachers to carry out their responsibility satisfactory. Teachers have the responsibility of evaluating textbooks, so the evaluation of teaching materials is an integral part of a teacher’s work. The main focus of this research is to evaluate the teachers’ viewpoints regarding the new textbook "Vision2". The researcher tried to find out high school teachers ' perceptions towards the new textbook

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