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Coursbook Evaluation

The document evaluates an English coursebook used in Vietnam. It examines the coursebook's aims, topics, language content, methodology, and skills coverage. It provides a detailed analysis and evaluation of the coursebook's strengths and weaknesses.

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Coursbook Evaluation

The document evaluates an English coursebook used in Vietnam. It examines the coursebook's aims, topics, language content, methodology, and skills coverage. It provides a detailed analysis and evaluation of the coursebook's strengths and weaknesses.

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COURSEBOOK EVALUATION

Presented by Group 5
GROUP MEMBERS

HUYNH KHANH NHU

NGO MINH THU

LE NGUYEN VY KHANH

PHAM KIEU GIANG


TABLE OF CONTENT

I. PROFILE OF THE CONTEXT

II. GENERAL INTRODUCTION

III. EVALUATE CRITERIA

IV. RECOMMENDATION
English Book 8
(old program)

Produced by:

Vietnam Education Publishing House –


Ministry of Education and Training

Price: 14.000 VND

Series of books: English book 6 – 12


AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

Aims Objectives
• Improve students' English • Get used to communicating
proficiency by combining 4 in easy situations.
English skills through • Improve vocabulary &
lessons familiarize yourself with
sentence structure
Topics
Unit 1: My friends Unit 9: A first-aid course
Unit 2: Making arrangement Unit 10: Recycling
Unit 3: At home Unit 11: Traveling around Viet Nam
Unit 4: Our past Unit 12: A vacation abroad
Unit 5: Study habits Unit 13: Festivals
Unit 6: The young pioneers club Unit 14: Wonders of the world
Unit 7: My neighborhood Unit 15: Computers
Unit 8: Country life and city life Unit 16: Inventions
Grammar:
Tenses: Simple present, Simple future, Present progressive, Past
progressive, Simple past, Present perfect
Sentence structures: Modal verbs, Gerunds, Passive forms,
Reported speech, Comparison

Skills:
Listening – Speaking – Reading – Writing
Achievement
 Oral – test

 15-minute test

 45-minute test

 Final test (At the end of each semester)

The syllabus is detailed


THE LEARNING/TEACHING SITUATION

Status of English: An important foreign language in Viet Nam, especially in


Ho Chi Minh city.
Role of English: The foundation course for students to take the final exam as
well as the university entrance exam.

English is a compulsory subject in Viet Nam. All grade 8 students in public


secondary school use this book as their coursebook.
Main reasons for learning English

 Complete the training program from grade 1 to grade 12


 Basic communication
 Developing cognitive ability
 Get closer to the international environment
 Your English your future
Time/Intensity
• About 105 periods per course
• 45 minutes per period
• About 3 periods per week
=> Not intensive to achieve higher level
Class and Resources

Classroom has 40 – 50
students.

Students: mostly have the


same age & nationality, but
their levels vary.

Resources: Teaching room, library, projector, TV, radio, CDs, and other
facilities are available and useful for teaching and learning.
THE LEARNERS
 Ages: 13 – 14 years old
 Motivation: depends on interesting topics, texts, eye-catching pictures
and test results.
Their preferred learning style: Visual
 Their interests: interesting topics, various tasks
 Learners’ previous language-learning experience: English book 6 and 7

Have a general understanding of the cultures of English-speaking


countries
Have basic skills in using English as a simple communication tool
in the form of listening-speaking-reading-writing
THE TEACHERS
Supporter
Teach under the Have to follow the
Evaluator
guidance of the syllabus and depend
training program
Informer on the learners
=> Not have => Not free to
Parents
personal initiative diverge
Planner Friends

Roles of English teachers


AIMS AND APPROACHES
There are relevant and close topics revolving around the students'
daily lives (at school, at home, friends, countryside, city,...)
AIMS AND APPROACHES
Using lots of places belonging to Vietnam, having many
Vietnamese characters in almost situations in many lessons which
help create familiarity and authenticity in the lesson.
AIMS AND APPROACHES
In addition, there are broader topics which aim to expand
students’ knowledge, such as: domestic and foreign travel,
culture, wonders of the world, …
AIMS AND APPROACHES

• It covers something of what is needed (interesting topics,


various pictures to illustrate)
• This coursebook is comprehensive and maybe it is a good
coursebook for teachers and students but not at all.
AIMS AND APPROACHES

This textbook is
quite not flexible
for both teaching
and learning style
nowadays.
DESIGN AND ORGANIZATION
Components make up the total coursebook
Content organized
1. Getting started  Organization is acceptable
2. Listen and read
and enough for teachers and
3. Speak
4. Listen students to work together.
5. Read  Lay out is clear, it easy to find
6. Write
the way around the
7. Language focus
coursebook.
Content organized

=> Help students brainstorm by


providing pictures to introduce
the content of the lesson.
CONTENT ORGANIZED

=> Provide dialogue which includes


grammar & new vocabulary.
=> Practice dialogue, check comprehension.
CONTENT ORGANIZED
CONTENT ORGANIZED
CONTENT ORGANIZED
CONTENT ORGANIZED
CONTENT ORGANIZED

=> To review and reinforce the grammar sections in the lesson.


Unit 7 Unit 8

- Recycling and revision are adequate because grammar and vocabulary


are recycle in different contexts => Students can increase their
understanding of language items such as its use and meaning.
LANGUAGE CONTENT
Language content
GRAMMAR VS LEARNERS’ NEEDS

- Simple present/past/future
- Future with be going to
- Reflexive pronouns Students need to know and learn
about basic grammar structures to
- Modal verbs
apply in school tests (15-min test, mid-
- Preposition of time term test, final test)
- Adverbs of manners
- Reported speech
- Present/Past progressive
- Present perfect
- Passive form
VOCABULARY
Indoor - Social - Domestic – Foreign – Technology

Basic vocabulary
PRONUNCIATION

Pronunciation work: Phonetic transcription, Word


PRONUNCIATION

- Has individual sounds: vowels,


consonants, others
- Has no exercises to enhance
pronunciation

Students practice pronunciation through audio


Related to social situation
SKILLS
SPEAKING
SPEAKING

Materials for spoken English are not sufficient to


equip learners for real-life interactions.
LISTENING
Audio file

Course book for teachers:

Course book for students:


Audio file

Qualit
Speed Accent
y
True/False/No information

Matching

Fill in the blanks


READING
Reading texts help reinforce students' language learning.
Culturally
accepted
Comprehension questions

Kinds of questions to check understanding are diverse, meaningful for reading practice.
WRITING
The writing part acquaints students with making complete sentences with different topics.
Writing section in the course book is not meaningful for students' actual exam needs.
ALL 4 SKILLS ARE COVERED, BUT THEY ARE NOT EQUALLY FOCUSED.
TOPICS
Indoor - Social - Domestic – Foreign – Technology
INTERESTING TOPICS
• Raise students’ awareness
• Enrich their experiences
Social and cultural contexts
METHODOLODY
Thematic Approach
Methods for teaching…

Reading

Grammar
Listening
Translation + PPP

Writing
Grammar-Translation Presentation

Practice
TEACHER’S BOOK
3 SECTIONS OF INSTRUCTION
TEACHER’S BOOK

Include answer keys

The teachers’ book is comprehensive and suportive.


PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS

• The price is suitable for all students to afford.


• They’re easy to obtain.
• The books are strong, long-lasting with stable paper quality.
• The appearance is not attractive enough.
• There is no coursebook website and supplementary materials
EVALUATION BOARD
Aims and approaches

Design and organization

Topic

Language content

Methodology

Skills

Teacher's book
RECOMMENDATION

- Balance 4 skills
- Add more tasks of free practice
- Improve visual effect

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