Teza de master - The Proportion of Language Skills in English Textbooks at Lower Secondary Schools - ID:05506 - Volum 77 pagini

2. THEORETICAL PART ..............10
2.1. LANGUAGE TEACHING ..................................................10
2.2. LANGUAGE CONTENT ....................................................10
2.2.1. Grammar ...................................................................10
2.2.2. Vocabulary .................................................................11
2.2.3. Phonology .................................................................12
2.3. LANGUAGE SKILLS IN ENGLISH TEXTBOOKS ..................13
2.3.1. Listening ....................................................................13
2.3.2. Speaking ....................................................................15
2.3.3. Reading ......................................................................15
2.3.4. Writing ........................................................................16
2.4. TEXTBOOKS ...................................................................17
2.5. TYPES OF TEXTBOOKS ...................................................18
2.5.1. Traditional textbooks ...................................................18
2.5.2. Communicative textbooks ............................................18
2.6. THE ROLE OF TEXTBOOKS IN THE CLASSROOM ................18
2.7. ANALYSING AND EVALUATING TEXTBOOKS .....................20
2.7.1. Selecting a textbook ....................................................20
2.7.2. Criteria for choice of textbooks......................................20
2.7.2.1. Criteria according to Penny Ur ...................................20
2.7.2.2. Choice of some criteria according to Alan Cunningsworth ..........21
2.7.3. Evaluation ...................................................................23
2.8. FRAMEWORK EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR THE SECOND GRADE OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ... 25
2.8.1. A2 level – Waystage or elementary ................................26
2.8.2. Expected pupils knowledge and performance ...................26
2.8.3. ELT Curriculum ..............................................................27
2.9. GENDER BIAS IN TEXTBOOKS ..........................................28
2.9.1. Gender sensitive language .............................................28
2.9.2. Gender sensitive vocabulary ..........................................29
3.1. RESEARCH .....................................................................31
3.1.1. Choice of textbooks .....................................................34
3.1.2. Selected textbooks ........................................................36
3.2. EVALUATION OF SELECTED TEXTBOOKS ..........................44
3.2.1. Project ........................................................................45
3.2.1.1. The language content .................................................46
Vocabulary..............................................................................46
Grammar ............................................................................. 47
Phonetics and pronunciation ...................................................49
3.2.1.2. Language skills .........................................................50
Reading ...............................................................................51
Listening .............................................................................52
Speaking .............................................................................53
Writing ................................................................................54
Gender bias in Project 5 .......................................................55
3.2.2. Way to Win 6 ..............................................................55
3.2.2.1. The language content ................................................58
Vocabulary..............................................................................58
Grammar .............................................................................59
Phonetics and pronunciation ..................................................60
3.2.2.2. Language skills .......................................................61
Reading ...............................................................................62
Listening ..............................................................................63
Speaking .............................................................................64
Writing ................................................................................65
Gender bias in Way to Win 6 ...............................................65
4. CONCLUSION .................................................................69
PRINT SOURCES .................................................................71
WEB SOURCES ...................................................................72
APENDIX ...........................................................................73