Abstract
The present paper is an attempt to evaluate Pacesetter Series (Strange and Hall, 2005), an EFL course book series, in four levels of starter, elementary, pre-intermediate, and intermediate, being currently instructed at several language institutes in Iran. The purpose of this study is to determine the appropriateness of the series in Iranian EFL contexts. Litz (2000) questionnaire was exploited to examine the series thoroughly in all essential aspects. Sixty four EFL teachers rated the series. The results of descriptive statistics indicated that there is an overall consensus among the teachers that Pacesetter rightly addresses the needs of the learners in a communicative curriculum. However, two salient points are still worth further addressing. The first issue is that the series does not sufficiently underscore the speaking skill. The other concern involves the incorporation of European culture in every skill and skill-related activities as it may cause frustration and bafflement on the part of Iranian adolescent foreign language learners since they are unfamiliar with certain aspects of the target language culture. One way to remedy the two aforementioned issues is that the teachers using this series can think of other substitute exercises to solve the problem.
Highlights
EFL textbook markets are replete with various appealing materials published by different companies, making it even harder to choose one over the other
To answer the first question of study “What do Iranian EFL teachers think of Pacesetter Series in terms of its appropriateness and suitability in Iran EFL educational setting as measured against Litz’s Teacher Textbook Evaluation Form?” descriptive statistics was run to compute the total mean score and standard deviation of each section
The mean score and standard deviation obtained for conclusion are 4.29 and 0.2, respectively
Summary
EFL textbook markets are replete with various appealing materials published by different companies, making it even harder to choose one over the other. This profusion makes the evaluation of textbooks indispensable. Ellis (1997) underscores the need for course book evaluation. The present paper is an attempt to evaluate Pacesetter, an EFL course book series being currently instructed in EFL contexts. The series is an admittedly well-organized piece of material to underscore the needs of adolescents, it was perceived by the researchers that it still may suffer from certain drawbacks with regard to its application in an EFL context
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