ERIC Number: EJ924662
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 17
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Selecting ELL Textbooks: A Content Analysis of Language-Teaching Models
LaBelle, Jeffrey T.
Bilingual Research Journal, v34 n1 p94-110 2011
Many middle school teachers lack adequate criteria to critically select materials that represent a variety of L2 teaching models. This study analyzes the illustrated and written content of 33 ELL textbooks to determine the range of L2 teaching models represented. The researchers asked to what extent do middle school ELL texts depict frequency and variation of language-teaching models in illustrations and written texts. Using content analysis, they measured the range of depiction of the 4 language-teaching models and concluded that 4 of the 33 textbooks had considerable to extensive frequency and variation of L2 teaching models. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Textbooks, Teaching Models, Content Analysis, Middle School Teachers, Textbook Selection, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Middle Schools
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Language: English
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