ERIC Number: EJ1075971
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 7
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Theorizing Teachers' Perspectives on an EFL Textbook for Public High Schools of Iran: A Grounded Theory
Namaghi, Seyyed Ali Ostovar; Moghaddam, Mohammad Reza Saboor; Tajzad, Maryam
English Language Teaching, v7 n10 p123-129 2014
The purpose of this study is to explore language teachers' perspectives on Iranian third grade senior high school EFL textbook, which is prescribed by the Ministry of Education. In data collection and analysis, the researchers used theoretical sampling and the coding schemes presented in grounded theory. Final analysis yielded "Negative Evaluation of English Book 3" as the core category, and eight subcategories including "Dullness of pictures", "Disregarding Learners' Interest", "Grammar Overload", "Inadequate Explanations", "Inefficient Presentation of Pronunciation", "Contrived Dialogues" and "Decontextualized Vocabulary", and "Ignoring Language skills", which capture the teachers' perspectives on Iranian third grade senior high school EFL textbook. The results have clear implications for curriculum development, syllabus design.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grounded Theory, High Schools, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Teacher Attitudes, Secondary School Teachers, Textbooks, Coding, Textbook Content, Language Teachers, Textbook Evaluation, Pictorial Stimuli, Grammar, Vocabulary
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Iran
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