Using a Commercially Developed ESP Textbook: A Classroom Dilemma  

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Jebahi, Khaled

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The Asian ESP Journal vol. 5 no. 2 (2009), page 75-92.
Topik: ESP; Textbook; Evaluation; Attitudes; Modification; CLT
Fulltext: Untitled5.pdf (432.94KB)

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This paper discusses an academic experience of using o teach English for first year students of Biology at the Higher Institute of Applied Biology, Medenine, Tunisia. The paper focuses on: (i) the emotiona extbook, (ii) the rectifications made in the lessons contained in this textbook in light of students’ attitudes, current research on textbook evaluation, and Communicative Language Teaching (CLT). Results show that learners are dissatisfied with topics, tasks, listening, pronunciation, how to take part in conversation, skill coverage, skill integration, recycling, and revision. This implies the need to modify materials to suit the needs and levels This paper discusses an academic experience of using Science Vistas by Dean Curry (1981) as a textbook o teach English for first year students of Biology at the Higher Institute of Applied Biology, Medenine, Tunisia. The paper focuses on: (i) the emotional and intellectual reactions of the students towards this extbook, (ii) the rectifications made in the lessons contained in this textbook in light of students’ attitudes, current research on textbook evaluation, and Communicative Language Teaching (CLT). Results show that learners are dissatisfied with topics, tasks, listening, pronunciation, how to take part in conversation, skill coverage, skill integration, recycling, and revision. This implies the need to modify materials to suit the needs and levels of specific learners in specific contexts. by Dean Curry (1981) as a textbook o teach English for first year students of Biology at the Higher Institute of Applied Biology, Medenine, l and intellectual reactions of the students towards this extbook, (ii) the rectifications made in the lessons contained in this textbook in light of students’ attitudes, current research on textbook evaluation, and Communicative Language Teaching (CLT). Results show that learners are dissatisfied with topics, tasks, listening, pronunciation, how to take part in conversation, skill coverage, skill integration, recycling, and revision. This implies the need to modify

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