VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERCITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT OF POST GRADUATE STUDIES - *** NGUYEN THI MAI DUNG ADAPTING THE CURENT TEXTBOOK NEW HEADWAY ELEMENTARY FOR STUDENTS AT INTERMEDIATE TRAINING LEVEL OF VIET- HUNG INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE ĐIỀU CHỈNH GIÁO TRÌNH NEW HEADWAY- ELEMENTARY DÀNH CHO SINH VIÊN HỆ TRUNG CẤP CỦA TRƯỜNG CĐCN VIỆT- HUNG M A MINOR THESIS Field: English Language Teaching Methodology Code: 601410 HANOI - 2010 IV TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements i Candidate‟s statement ii Abstract iii Table of contents iv List of abbreviations v List of figures, charts and tables vi INTRODUCTION 1 Statement of problem and the rationale for the study Aims of the study 3 Significance of the study Scope of the study Methods of the study Design of the study CHAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVIEW Textbook in EFL teaching and learning 1.1 Definition of term “textbook” 1.2 The role of textbook in teaching and learning English 1.3 Textbook evaluation 1.4 Textbook adaptation Context in textbook 2.1 The term “context” 2.2 Lead- in context 2.3 The role of context in learning English 10 Need analysis 10 3.1 Definition of needs 10 3.2 Need analysis in language teaching 11 Description of the study‟s settings 11 4.1 The current English syllabus 11 4.2 The teachers 12 4.3 The learners 12 Formatted: Bullets and Numbering V CHAPTER 2: METHODOLOGY 13 Subjects of the study 13 Data collection and procedure 13 Method of data analysis 14 CHAPTER 3: DATA ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS 15 An overview of lead- in contexts in textbook New Headway elementary 15 General evaluation about the textbook New Headway elementary 15 Detailed evaluation about the textbook 18 3.1 Students‟ attitudes towards the topics and lead- in contexts 18 3.2 Teachers‟ observation on students‟ reflections 20 3.3 The rate on average 22 Teachers‟ use of contexts in the textbook 23 Student need analysis 24 Conclusion 27 CHAPTER 4: ADAPTING CONTEXTS IN TEXTBOOK NEW HEADWAY ELEMENTARY 28 Criteria for the adaptation 28 Method for the adaptation 28 Problematic lead- in contexts and the adaptations 29 3.1 Context 29 Formatted: Font color: Black, French (France) 3.2 Context 32 3.3 Context 32 3.4 Context 36 3.5 Context 36 CONCLUSION 39 Summary of the study 39 Implications from the study 39 Limitations of the study 40 Suggestions for further study 40 REFERENCES 41 APPENDICES Formatted: Font color: Black