Session

Education and Development

Description

In English as a Foreign Language/English as a Second Language (EFL/ESL) contexts, textbooks are simultaneously important. Indeed, textbooks contain the syllabus, which is being expected by teachers to follow more or less faithfully, with end-of-course exams being based exclusively on textbook content. In this study, we will investigate the selection of English language textbooks as tools used in public and private universities. We will look at the levels of content, and what textbooks include and exclude in terms of topic, linguistic information, pedagogy, and culture. We will also examine how teachers and learners use textbooks and the processes by which textbooks are shaped, authored, and distributed

Keywords:

EFL. ESL, textbooks, selection, learning

Session Chair

Eglantina Bilalli

Session Co-Chair

Fatbardha Qehaja Osmani

Proceedings Editor

Edmond Hajrizi

ISBN

978-9951-550-47-5

First Page

1

Last Page

14

Location

UBT Kampus, Lipjan

Start Date

30-10-2021 1:15 PM

End Date

30-10-2021 2:45 PM

DOI

10.33107/ubt-ic.2021.477

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Oct 30th, 1:15 PM Oct 30th, 2:45 PM

An evaluation of EFL Textbooks used in higher education

UBT Kampus, Lipjan

In English as a Foreign Language/English as a Second Language (EFL/ESL) contexts, textbooks are simultaneously important. Indeed, textbooks contain the syllabus, which is being expected by teachers to follow more or less faithfully, with end-of-course exams being based exclusively on textbook content. In this study, we will investigate the selection of English language textbooks as tools used in public and private universities. We will look at the levels of content, and what textbooks include and exclude in terms of topic, linguistic information, pedagogy, and culture. We will also examine how teachers and learners use textbooks and the processes by which textbooks are shaped, authored, and distributed