Evaluation of SAMT ESP Textbooks for the Students of Medical Sciences  

Oleh:

Razmjoo, S.A. ; Raissi, Reza

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The Asian ESP Journal vol. 6 no. 2 (2010), page 107-149.
Topik: Textbook evaluation; ESP textbooks; SAMT Textbooks; ELT textbooks; EFL textbooks
Fulltext: Untitled6.pdf (700.04KB)

Isi artikel

English language teaching textbooks in general and ESP ones in particular are considered as one of the most important elements in any educational system. Because of their role and contribution to second language acquisition, ELT texts have become the major concern of many research studies, including the ones done in an EFL context such as Iran. This study aimed at describing the present state of SAMT (The Center for Studying and Compiling University Books in Humanities) ESP textbooks used in the Iranian universities of Medical Sciences from the viewpoints of students and instructors in order to provide a clear picture of the current status of those textbooks. To fulfill the objectives, the following research questions were addressed in this study: (1) Are SAMT textbooks designed for the students of Medical Sciences appropriate in terms of the theoretical considerations, the organizational features and practical considerations, the content, the language skills, the vocabulary and the grammatical structure from the instructors' and students' viewpoints?; (2) What is the students' and instructors' overall impression of the textbooks?; and (3) Is there any significant difference among the students' and instructors' viewpoints? A quantitative design was used to evaluate ESP textbooks. Using availability sampling, 147 students and 30 instructors took part in the study. The questionnaire contained 55 specific criteria in six categories. The results indicate that instructors and students were not satisfied with most of the criteria which the SAMT ESP textbooks should fulfill. Moreover, the results show no significant difference between the students' and instructors' opinions.

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