VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES NGÔ THỊ THU NGA AN EVALUATION ON THE COURSEBOOK LIFELINES (ELEMENTARY) FOR NON-ENGLISH MAJOR STUDENTS AT LAOCAI TEACHER TRAINING COLLEGE (ĐÁNH GIÁ GIÁO TRÌNH LIFELINES (ELEMENTARY) DÙNG CHO SINH VIÊN KHÔNG CHUYÊN TIẾNG ANH TẠI TRƯỜNG CAO ĐẲNG SƯ PHẠM LÀ OCAI) M.A MINOR THESIS CODE: 60 14 10 HANOI – 2010 VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES NGÔ THỊ THU NGA AN EVALUATION ON THE COURSEBOOK LIFELINES ELEMENTARY FOR NON-ENGLISH MAJOR STUDENTS AT LAOCAI TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGE (NGHIÊN CỨU ĐÁNH GIÁ GIÁO TRÌNH LIFELINES ELEMENTARY DÙNG CHO SINH VIÊN KHÔNG CHUYÊN TIẾNG ANH TẠI TRƯỜNG CAO ĐẲNG SƯ PHẠM LAOCAI) M.A MINOR THESIS CODE: 60 14 10 SUPERVISOR: ĐỖ TUẤN MINH, Ph.D HANOI – 2010 iv TABLE OF CONTENT Page Certificate of originality of study project report i Acknowledgements ii Abstract iii Table of Content iv List of Abbreviations vi List of Tables vii List of Charts viii PART I: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Rationale and aims of the study 1.2 Significance of the study 1.3 Research questions 1.4 Methods of the study 1.5 Design of the study PART II: DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER I: LITERATURE REVIEW 1.1 Materials in language teaching and learning 1.1.1 Materials and types of materials 1.1.2 Roles of materials in language teaching and learning 1.2 Materials Evaluation 1.2.1 Materials evaluation 1.2.2 Types of materials evaluation 1.2.3 Materials evaluators 1.2.4 Models for evaluation 1.2.5 Criteria for materials evaluation 1.2.5.1 Criteria defined by Sheldon (1988) 10 1.2.5.2 Criteria defined by Hutchinson & Waters (1987) 10 1.3 Materials Adaptation 11 1.3.1 Reasons of materials adaptation 11 1.3.2 Things should be adapted 12 1.3.3 Adapting techniques 12 v CHAPTER II: DATA ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION 2.1 Current English teaching and learning situation at Laocai Teacher Training College 14 2.1.1 English teaching and learning context 14 2.1.2 Objectives of the courses 15 2.1.3 Description of the material 15 2.2 Data analysis and discussion 16 2.2.1 Description of data collecting instruments and procedures 16 2.2.1.1 Methods 16 2.2.1.2 Participants 16 2.2.1.3 Survey questionnaire 16 2.2.1.4 Research procedures 17 2.2.2 Results and discussion 17 2.2.2.1 The appropriateness of the course book to the objectives of the course 17 2.2.2.2 The suitability of the course book to the students’ needs 19 2.2.2.3 The suitability of the course book to the current teaching and learning methods 24 2.2.2.4 Learners’ evaluation of the current course book and suggestions 30 2.2.3 Major findings 32 2.2.3.1 The suitability of the course book to the objectives of the course 33 2.2.3.2 The suitability of the course book to the students’ level 34 2.2.3.3 The suitability of the material to the learners’ needs 34 2.2.3.4 The suitability of the material to current teaching and learning methods 35 2.2.3.5 Students' general comment about the course book and their suggestions 36 PART III: RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSION 3.1 Recommendations 37 3.2 Conclusion 39 REFERENCES 41 APPENDICES ... and learning 1.2 Materials Evaluation 1.2.1 Materials evaluation 1.2.2 Types of materials evaluation 1.2.3 Materials evaluators 1.2.4 Models for evaluation 1.2.5 Criteria for materials evaluation. ..VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES NGÔ THỊ THU NGA AN EVALUATION ON THE COURSEBOOK LIFELINES ELEMENTARY FOR NON- ENGLISH. .. II: DATA ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION 2.1 Current English teaching and learning situation at Laocai Teacher Training College 14 2.1.1 English teaching and learning context 14 2.1.2 Objectives of the