Abstract
The use of English has been increasing due to new discoveries in science, modern technology, international trade and business, mass communication and world politics. Therefore, its use in education has been increased to make people communicate globally due to its status as lingua franca. Many of the countries in the world use English as medium of instruction in education. English textbooks are one of the important tools and teaching resources in any English language teaching program. They are inevitable part of teacher and learner life. That English textbook is considered the best which caters the language learning needs of students. All English textbooks may not fulfill the requirements of a course. There may occur various drawbacks. Therefore, English textbooks are analyzed, evaluated and revised regularly in order to check how much they fulfill the set objectives of language program and needs of students. In Pakistan, English is used as medium of instruction in many institutions but a very small percentage of population can speak it. Many reasons are behind failure of English language proficiency. Outdated and inappropriate English textbooks are one of those reasons. The current study evaluated 10 th class English textbook by Sindh Textbook Board, Jamshoro. Data was collected through checklist and thorough observation of language activities given in the textbook. Data is interpreted into charts and graphs. The findings show that the textbook is not free from flaws and has some drawbacks. It does not justify with the equal distribution with the language skills. Recommendations are given for the improvement of the quality of the textbook. Keywords: Textbooks; National Curriculum; competencies; benchmarks; students learning outcomes DOI : 10.7176/JLLL/52-02
Highlights
Education is not just concerned with the ability to read and write but it is more than it
Aim of the Study The aim of the current study is to evaluate English textbook used for class X published by the Sindh Textbook www.iiste.org
3.1 Findings from analysis step 1 In 1st step the language activities/exercises related to reading, writing, listening and speaking skills, grammar and vocabulary given in the English textbook were thoroughly evaluated
Summary
Education is not just concerned with the ability to read and write but it is more than it. It makes human to think critically, to evaluate something on the basis of logic and reasons, to choose between right and wrong etc To get these results a number of people like teachers, administration, policy makers, curriculum developers, course designers, parents etc., and teaching materials such as audio visual aids, teaching resources, exposure to real life experiences etc. Textbooks help them to clarify their concepts and revise the taught concept again and again Because of this reason, Mahmood (2006) considers textbooks as an essential tool in improving education as they are believed as the basic teaching and learning material while John, Aziz, Ahmed, Sharif & Ishaque (2014) call textbooks one of the most essential English language teaching and learning components in the classroom for teachers and learners. He is right at his claim about the textbook because most of the teachers use textbooks as the only teaching material and plan their all pedagogical /classroom activities on the demand of their textbooks
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