COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TEXTBOOK ANALYSIS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ING 5003 TEXTBOOK ANALYSIS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION (English)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR GÜLŞAH KÜLEKÇI

Offered to

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION (English)

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to put forward and discuss in a practical fashion some ideas on how to analyse EFL coursebooks in a systematic and meaningful way. Such an analysis is a useful tool in evaluating the potential of a coursebook when matched against the learning objectives of the language teachers.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   to understand the role of textbooks within the curriculum for language teaching
2   to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using textbooks in ELT
3   to distinguish between different textbook evaluation models
4   to be able to evaluate textbooks in the market with their strengths and weaknesses according to a given criteria
5   to know different techniques of adapting published materials

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Teachers and Coursebooks
2 The roles and limits of coursebooks
3 Some principles for materials evaluation
4 Different textbook evaluation models
5 Functional Syllabuses / Structural Syllabuses
6 Subject-centred and student-centred approaches
7 Ways of textbook adaptation
8 General Revision, Course Evaluation, Mid Term
9 Behaviourist and Cognitive theories / Deductive and inductive learning
10 Presentation and practice of grammar, lexis and phonology
11 Integration of skills and communicative abilities
12 Supplementary Materials
13 Cultural content of textbooks
14 Case Study: Evaluation of Sample Textbooks
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Grant, N. (1987). Making the most of your textbook. Oxford: Heinemann
Cunningsworth, A. (1995). Choosing Your Coursebook. Oxford: Heinemann.
Tomlinson, B. (1998). Materials development in language teaching. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Tomlinson, B. (Ed.). (2011). Materials development in language teaching (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press.
Byrd, P. (2001). Textbooks: Evaluation for selection and analysis for implementation. In M. Celce-Murcia (Ed.). Teaching English as a second or foreign language. Boston: Heinle & Heinle.
Supplementary Book(s):
Brown, J. D. (1995). The elements of language curriculum. USA: Heinle & Heinle Publishers.
Richards, J. C. (2001). Curriculum development in language teaching. Cambridge University Press

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

lecture, discussion, group work, question and answer

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gulsah.yilmaz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursday 13:00 14:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 3 3
Preparation for final exam 1 3 3
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 94

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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