Abstract
This study aimed at evaluating EFL textbook for secondary stage in Saudi Public schools. Participants consisted of (100) male teachers and (73) female teachers teaching secondary stage students in two cities: Madinah and Dowadmi. The tool of the study designed to cover five dimensions: layout and design, the objectives of the textbook, teaching methods and activities, language skills, and evaluation. The results revealed that EFL textbook for Saudi secondary schools needs more development to be more effective in learning and teaching EFL. Clarity of the textbook objectives was one of teachers’ negative comments about the current textbook especially female teachers who disagreed that the objectives were treated effectively in the current course. The content of the textbook is not helpful in applying teaching theories and practices. In addition, the content of the textbook has no helpful tests or procedures to evaluate the achievement of the students effectively.
Highlights
Textbooks (Charalambous, 2011) play a significant role in English as a foreign language (EFL) teaching and learning by providing useful ready-made material to both teachers and students
This study aimed at evaluating EFL textbook for secondary stage in Saudi Public schools
The results revealed that EFL textbook for Saudi secondary schools needs more development to be more effective in learning and teaching EFL
Summary
Textbooks (Charalambous, 2011) play a significant role in EFL teaching and learning by providing useful ready-made material to both teachers and students. The analysis and evaluation of existing textbooks plays a very important role in the process of developing new textbooks. Analyzing and fixing problems with existing textbooks provides the basis on which the direction of development of new teaching materials can be presented. One essential consideration (Hammad, 2014) in the evaluation process is obtaining the teachers’ perceptions of the value of the materials. Since language teachers can teach successfully if they enjoy the materials they are employing, it is essential to take teachers’ opinions and experiences into consideration. There is a critical need to involve teachers in the evaluation process. In order to improve any textbook usability or develop it, it is necessary to explore the opinions of the users of the textbook: Teachers and Students (Kim, 2015)
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