Adapting the current textbook new headway (elementary) for students at intermediate training level of viet hung industrial college

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 Candidate‟s statement Abstract Table of contents List of abbreviations List of figures, charts and tables INTRODUCTION Statement of problem and the rationale for the study Formatted: Bullets and Numbering Aims of the study 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 Need analysis 3.1 Definition of needs 3.2 Need analysis in language teaching Description of the study‟s settings 4.1 The current English syllabus 4.2 The teachers 4.3 The learners V CHAPTER 2: METHODOLOGY Subjects of the study Data collection and procedure Method of data analysis CHAPTER 3: DATA ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS An overview of lead- in contexts in textbook New Headway elementary General evaluation about the textbook New Headway elementary Detailed evaluation about the textbook 3.1 Students‟ attitudes towards the topics and lead- in contexts 3.2 Teachers‟ observation on students‟ reflections 3.3 The rate on average Teachers‟ use of contexts in the textbook Student need analysis Conclusion CHAPTER 4: ADAPTING CONTEXTS IN TEXTBOOK NEW HEADWAY ELEMENTARY Criteria for the adaptation Method for the adaptation Problematic lead- in contexts and the adaptations 3.1 Context 3.2 Context Formatted: Font color: Black, French 3.3 Context 3.4 Context 3.5 Context (France) CONCLUSION Summary of the study Formatted: Font color: Black Implications from the study Limitations of the study Suggestions for further study REFERENCES APPENDICES ... Statement of problem and the rationale for the study Formatted: Bullets and Numbering Aims of the study Significance of the study Scope of the study ... Method of data analysis CHAPTER 3: DATA ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS An overview of lead- in contexts in textbook New Headway elementary General evaluation about the textbook New Headway. .. Summary of the study Formatted: Font color: Black Implications from the study Limitations of the study Suggestions for further study