ENGLISH COURSEBOOK EVALUATION

FLE406

Course Code: FLE406
Semester: Eighth Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice: 2 + 0
ECTS: 3

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

Eighth Term (Spring)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

will be able to acquire skills necessary for evaluating coursebooks and language teaching materials in current textbooks
will be able to evaluate the appropriacy of materials with regard to the target audience and adapt them accordingly
will be able to examine the current approaches in material development
will be able to learn the approaches and techniques of materials selection, evaluation, adaptation and development

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

This course aims at enabling students to evaluate, adapt and develop materials in foreign language teaching. It also aims at equipping students with the necessary skills to evaluate coursebooks.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction to the course and its requirements;
2^nd Week	Introducing National English Language Curriculum (primary, secondary, and high school) and English course books suggested by MoNE
3^rd Week	Principles for effective ELT/EFL materials; Current approaches to material design & syllabus types
4^th Week	Designing materials and supplementation (Four Skills) +cultural awareness
5^th Week	Student Short Material Swapshop
6^th Week	Evaluating, adapting and designing online, electronic, mobile materials
7^th Week	Student presentations on the evaluation of electronic materials
8^th Week	Evaluation: The need to evaluate textbooks- Evaluation types and principles of material /textbook evaluation
9^th Week	Evaluation: Teachers? Books, Evaluation criteria and surveys, using the results of evaluation, piloting
10^th Week	Evaluating course books in terms of materials for teaching grammar and vocabulary
11^th Week	Evaluating course books in terms of materials for teaching listening and speaking
12^th Week	Evaluating course books in terms of materials for teaching reading and writing
13^th Week	Evaluating coursebooks in terms of cultural aspects
14^th Week	Final Porject Presentations

Recommended or Required Reading

Cunningsworth, A. (1995). Choosing your coursebook. Oxford: MacMillan Heinemann.
McDonough, J., Shaw, C., & Masahura, H. (2013). Materials and methods in ELT: A teacher?s guide, Third Edition. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.
Mishan, F. and Timmis, I. (2015). Materials Development for TESOL. Edinburgh University Press.
Tomlinson, B. (Ed.). (2011). Materials development in language teaching. Cambridge University Press.
McGrath, I. (2002). Materials Evaluation and Design for Language Teaching. Edinburgh University Press.
Tomlinson, B. (Ed.). (2014). Developing materials for language teaching. Bloomsbury.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Practice
Project
Questions/Answers
Problem Solving
Presentation
Report Preparation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	30
Assignment	5	30
Project	1	40
Total(%)		100
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		0
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam
Course hours	13	2	26
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	10	10
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
Homework	5	6	30
Project	1	8	8
Lesson Plan Development	1	15	15
Total Work Load			91
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			3.03
ECTS Credit of the Course			3

Language of Instruction

English

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4
K1	X	X	X	X
K2
K3	X	X	X	X
K4	X	X	X	X
K5
K6
K7
K8
K9
K10
K11	X	X	X	X
K12	X	X	X	X