A TEXTBOOK EVALUATION; TOP NOTCH ENGLISH SERIES VS. IRANIAN HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH TEXTBOOKS

The present study was an attempt to compare the evaluation of Iranian EFL teachers regarding Iranian high school textbooks and Top Notch series. To this end, 60 Iranian EFL teachers teaching in language institutes and high schools of Shiraz, Kazeroon and Bushehr were selected randomly. A modified version of the questionnaire developed by AL-Amri (2008) was employed for current study. The questionnaire included the following categories: general appearance, design and illustration, accompanying materials, objectives, topic contents, language contents, social and cultural contexts, language skills, teach ability, flexibility, teaching methods, practice and testing. The findings of this study indicated that, from the viewpoint of Iranian EFL teachers, there was a significant difference between Iranian high school English textbooks and Top Notch series in terms of all categories mentioned above except the category dealing with the objectives. In other words, Iranian EFL teachers had a far better evaluation about Top Notch series

کلیدواژه ها:

Top Notch series ، High School ، EFL ، Textbook Evaluation