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VIETNAM ACADEMY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES GRADUATE ACADEMY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES Nguyễn Thị Viên AN EVALUATION OF THE TEXTBOOK TIẾNG ANH (10-YEAR PROGRAM): COVER PAGE A CASE STUDY AT QUYNH MAI SECONDARY SCHOOL MA THESIS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE HANOI, 2018 VIETNAM ACADEMY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES GRADUATE ACADEMY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES Nguyễn Thị Viên AN EVALUATION OF THE TEXTBOOK TIẾNG ANH (10-YEAR PROGRAM): A CASE STUDY AT QUYNH MAI SECONDARY SCHOOL Field: English Language Code: 8220201 Supervisor: Phạm Lan Anh, Ph.D HANOI, 2018 DECLARATION BY AUTHOR I declare that this thesis entitled “An Evaluation of the Textbook “Tiếng Anh (10-year Program)”: A Case Study at Quynh Mai Secondary School” is created by my own findings and I am the sole author of this thesis To the best of my knowledge, with the exception of the indication of reference, this thesis is carried out without using any other author’s work and is submitted after a carefully checking progress in order to fulfill the requirements of the M.A degree Author’s signature Nguyễn Thị Viên Approved by SUPERVISOR Phạm Lan Anh, Ph.D Date: iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This thesis is completed with lots of working hours and is contributed by a large amount of enthusiasm, effort and assistance from many people First and foremost, I would like to express my gratitude to my supervisor, Dr Phạm Lan Anh for her support Without her guidance, advice and comments, I would not complete this research paper Moreover, I would like to send my special thanks to all of the teachers at Quynh Mai Secondary School for their help and suggestions which are very necessary and useful to me during the progress of this thesis Additionally, I am so grateful for the assistance from the students at Quynh Mai Secondary School with their answers for the interview and questionnaires Last but not least, I would like to send my special thanks to my beloved family, who are always supportive and enthusiastic to me during the progress of making this thesis iv ABSTRACT This thesis is created and completed on the purpose of evaluating the textbook of “Tiếng Anh (10-year Program)”, especially in the context of teaching English at Quynh Mai Secondary School The aim of this thesis is to evaluate the English textbook officially used by the teachers and the students at Quynh Mai Secondary School Based on the theoretical framework of textbooks evaluation, figures, data and information was collected and analyzed mainly through surveys, questionnaires and interviews The benefits, positive effects, as well as challenges of using the textbooks are analyzed in this thesis Furthermore, some suggestions for overcoming these difficulties are also mentioned v Table of Contents DECLARATION BY AUTHOR iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iv ABSTRACT v LIST OF TABLES ix LIST OF FIGURES ix CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Rationale 1.2 Aims of the study 1.3 Research questions 1.4 Scope of the study 1.5 Significance of the study 1.6 Research methods 1.7 Structure of the study: CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 ELT Materials in Learning and Teaching Language 2.1.1 Position and Purpose of Materials in Teaching Language 2.1.2 Types of materials 2.2 Models used for Materials Evaluation 10 2.2.1 Cunningsworth’s model (1984) 11 2.2.2 Model of Hutchinson and Water 11 2.2.3 Ellis’s model 14 2.2.4 Summary 15 2.3 Criteria for Materials Evaluation 16 2.3.1 Criteria proposed by Hutchinson and Waters (1993) 17 2.3.2 Criteria suggested by Brown (1995) 18 2.3.3 Criteria suggested by Tomlinson (1998) 18 2.4 Previous Studies on Textbook Evaluation 19 2.4.1 Previous studies carried out in foreign countries 19 2.4.2 Previous studies carried out in Vietnam 22 2.5 Chapter Summary 25 CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY 26 3.1 Research Design 26 vi 3.1.1 Rationale 26 3.1.2 Research Instruments 27 3.1.2.1 Document analysis 28 3.1.2.2 Questionnaires 28 3.1.2.3 Interviews 29 3.1.2.4 Classroom Observation 29 3.2 Research Procedure 30 3.3 Data Collection Instrument 31 3.4 Summary 37 CHAPTER 4: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS 38 4.1 Evaluation of Aims 38 4.1.1 Aims stated in the Curriculum 38 4.1.2 Aims stated in the textbook 39 4.2 Evaluation on Methodology 45 4.2.1 Methodology stated in the curriculum 45 4.2.2 Methodology perceived by teachers and students 49 4.2.3 Methodology enacted by teachers 50 4.2.4 Comparison and contrast 57 4.3 Evaluation on Audience 58 4.3.1 Audience stated in the curriculum 58 4.3.2 Audience stated in the textbook 59 4.4 Evaluation on Contents 66 4.4.1 Contents perceived in the curriculum 66 4.4.2 Contents perceived in the Textbook 68 4.4.3 Contents perceived by teachers and students 69 4.5 Findings of the Study 77 4.5.1 Findings related to Research Questions and 78 4.6 Discussions 79 4.7 Summary 80 CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION 83 5.1 Recapitulation 83 5.2 Concluding Remarks 84 5.3 Implications 86 vii 5.4 Limitations and suggestions for the further study 88 5.4.1 Limitations 88 5.4.2 Suggestions 89 REFERENCES 90 APPENDIX 1: LESSON PLAN 93 APPENDIX 2: CITATION OF AIMS OF THE TEXTBOOK TIẾNG ANH 98 APPENDIX 3: QUESTIONNAIRE 101 APPENDIX 4: CLASSROOM OBSERVATION 105 APPENDIX 5: INTERVIEW QUESTIONS 107 viii LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Judgment on Objectives 41 Table 2: Evaluation on Skills Development 44 Table 3: Evaluation on Methodology 50 Table 4: Evaluation on General Appearance 60 Table 5: Judgment on Design and Illustration 63 Table 6: Judgment on topic appropriateness 65 Table 7: Number of tasks in the book 68 Table 9: Judgment on Content Appropriateness 70 Table 10: Evaluation on Social and Cultural Context 72 Table 11: Evaluation on Methodology 74 Table 12 A Summary of Appropriate and Inappropriate Features of the Targeted Textbook Under Evaluation 80 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: The materials evaluation model by Hutchinson and Water 12 Figure 2: Judgment on Objectives 41 Figure 3: Evaluation on Skills Development 43 Figure 4: Evaluation on Methodology 49 Figure 5: Evaluation on General Appearance 60 Figure 6: Details of evaluation on Design and Illustration 62 Figure 7: Judgment on topic appropriateness 64 Figure 8: Judgment on Content Appropriateness 70 Figure 9: Evaluation on Social and Cultural Context 72 Figure 10: Evaluation on Methodology 73 ix CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Rationale Textbooks are basic materials, compulsory to use in the school, so it is very important to use suitable textbooks in teaching and learning Students are the primary target audience for textbooks From textbooks, students can get access to basic, modern and systematic knowledge Students can acquire knowledge through various sources of information, but knowledge in textbooks is considered as the most standard knowledge In addition to new knowledge, textbooks are also materials that help students consolidate, synthesize, and systematize knowledge through review and study guides Given the importance mentioned above, the textbook Tiếng Anh (10year program) was written for innovative purposes to replace the textbook that has been in used since 2001 English for grade-6-students in Vietnam was developed by the Vietnamese Education Publishing House in accordance with the English Secondary Education Program issued by the Ministry of Education and Training under Decision No 01/QĐ-BGDĐT dated 03 January 2012, followed by English 3, English and English The book is designed in a way that enables students to use language (phonetics, vocabulary, grammar) to develop communication skills in English through four skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing, with a focus on developing two listening and speaking skills In light of learning-centered approach, pupils are the subject of the teaching process, in which the psychological age of junior high school students, the cultural characteristics of Vietnam as well as of other countries in the world, especially of the English speaking countries, are given special importance ...VIETNAM ACADEMY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES GRADUATE ACADEMY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES Nguyễn Thị Viên AN EVALUATION OF THE TEXTBOOK TIẾNG ANH (10-YEAR PROGRAM): A CASE STUDY AT QUYNH MAI SECONDARY SCHOOL. .. assessment of a particular Tiếng Anh course’s material Particularly, a general view of the method of using and adapting Tiếng Anh materials allocated to the students at Quynh Mai Secondary School is... Vietnam For those reasons, ? ?An evaluation of the textbook Tiếng Anh (10-year program): A case study at Quynh Mai Secondary School? ??” is chosen as the title of my thesis Hence, I hope that the findings