Warmly

Welcome to My
Presentation!
Pham Thi Thu
Hoan
PG 5-12B

20th December

TEXTBOOK EVALUATION
EVALUATION OF ENGLISH 11 (Basis)
I. EXTERNAL EVALUATION
II. INTERNAL EVALUATION
III. OVERALL EVALUATION
IV. CONCLUSION
V. SAMPLE ADAPTATION

N0

General Evaluation:
Criteria by McDonough & Shaw (1993)
CRITERIA
EVALUATION
I. EXTERNAL EVALUATION

1 Blurb

No No previous feedback

- detailed, useful, in Vietnamese

2 Introduction not consistent with syllabus at some
point (Writing and Language Focus)
3 Table of
contents

- clear and convenient

- no function column, confusion
between sub skills and types of tasks

N0

General Evaluation:
Criteria by McDonough & Shaw (1993)
CRITERIA
EVALUATION
I. EXTERNAL EVALUATION

4 Intended
audience

Vietnamese students at grade 11

5 Proficiency Basic (require English 10 finished)

level
6 Context

Vietnamese general learners of

Grade 11 in Senior High School

N0

General Evaluation:
Criteria by McDonough & Shaw (1993)
CRITERIA
EVALUATION
I. EXTERNAL EVALUATION

7 Presentation 16 units and 6 tests fit into 105

of language teaching periods in a school year
items
8 Authors view - communicative approach
on language - learner-centered approach
and
methodology

9 Date of
publication

2006 educational reform and

syllabus

N0

General Evaluation:
Criteria by McDonough & Shaw (1993)
CRITERIA
EVALUATION
I. EXTERNAL EVALUATION

10 Whether the
materials are
to be core or
supplementary

11 Role and
availability
of a
teachers
book

- main core for Grade 11 Basic level

- supplementary to other levels
- effective cost
- helpful
- in print and locally available

N0

General Evaluation:
Criteria by McDonough & Shaw (1993)
CRITERIA
EVALUATION
I. EXTERNAL EVALUATION

12 Inclusion of a - glossary; list of pronunciation and

vocabulary
phonetic symbols
list/index
- no list of irregular verbs, answer key,
listening transcript
13 Use of
format,
- visuals:
good
depend
paperonquality
topic, and
but
visuals and binding);
number of
uniform
integrated
coverand
throughout
cosmetic
presentation book
pictures
set equal
English 10-11-12 (Basic)
-- no
presentation:
source for pictures,
user-friendly
no and
sufficient
attractivespace
(samefor
order,
answers
consistent

N0

General Evaluation:
Criteria by McDonough & Shaw (1993)
CRITERIA
EVALUATION
I. EXTERNAL EVALUATION

14 Cultural
specificity

- a variety of East Asian and Western

cultures
- Vietnamese culture: 50%

15 Provision of - video: optional

audio/video - audio: compulsory
material

N0

General Evaluation:
Criteria by McDonough & Shaw (1993)
CRITERIA
EVALUATION
I. EXTERNAL EVALUATION

16 Inclusion of - no diagnostic or achievement tests

tests
- 6 progress tests: useful but no keys
II. INTERNAL EVALUATION

1 Treatment
and
presentation
of the skills

- All 4 skills are covered Communicative

approach (Tran & Tran, 2006)
- Balance practice: not high
Reading > Listening > Speaking > Writing

N0

General Evaluation:
Criteria by McDonough & Shaw (1993)
CRITERIA
EVALUATION
II. INTERNAL EVALUATION

Sequencing - theme-based sequence

and grading - spiral development in book series

3 Type of
reading
materials
4 Type of
listening
materials

not enough practice for discourse

skills (merely 12.5% related to Main
ideas and Ordering skills)
recordings specially written: lexical
density > 75%; rare pauses and
fillers

N0

General Evaluation:
Criteria by McDonough & Shaw (1993)
CRITERIA
EVALUATION
II. INTERNAL EVALUATION

Type of
speaking
materials
Type of
writing
materials

- accuracy-based, useful drills

- authentic: 1/3 Speaking activity
- Paragraph writing (100-120 words)
- based on few models or prompts
- Too general, no instruction on
language and scaffolding steps to
write a paragraph or passage
- No link between skills such as
speaking and writing

N0

General Evaluation:
Criteria by McDonough & Shaw (1993)
CRITERIA
EVALUATION
II. INTERNAL EVALUATION

7 Appropriacy
of tests and
exercises

8 Self-study
provision

- to learner needs: not much emphasis on

realistic situations; not equal between
units; no sufficient practice and test for
graduation or university entrance
examination
- to what is taught by course material: no
testing in Test Yourself; no Listening
exercises and no Speaking tests
- inadequately justified (vocabulary index
and Test Yourself)
- provision: not effective (no keys)

N0

General Evaluation:
Criteria by McDonough & Shaw (1993)
CRITERIA
EVALUATION
II. INTERNAL EVALUATION

Teacherlearner
balance in
the use of
the materials

- sufficiently transparent (Tran & Tran,

2006),
- motivate both T and Ss (familiar and
interesting topics, clear instructions
and colorful visual aids, presentation
easy for Ts lesson plan designing and
Ss lesson following, Ss authentic
communication involves T help,
feedback, and enjoyment of Ss
progress (Hoang et al., 2006)

N0

General Evaluation:
Criteria by McDonough & Shaw (1993)
CRITERIA
EVALUATION
III. OVERALL EVALUATION

Usability

able to be the core material (MoET,

2006)

2 Generalizability - widely used: Vietnamese Ss Grade

11 Basic level
- certain learner may not find it
useful (proficiency, cultural diversity,
learning style, )

3 Adaptability

- high: extra exercises, modification

of skill activity

N0

General Evaluation:
Criteria by McDonough & Shaw (1993)
CRITERIA
EVALUATION
III. OVERALL EVALUATION

Flexibility

rigid but several minor changes are

feasible to suit individual need,
general class level and local context

IV. CONCLUSION
- The textbook is currently developed and
approved by MoET
- The objectives of the course are not
recognized adequately and clearly in the
textbook.
- Some topics are not up-to-date
- This textbook can be used but changes are
necessary to correspond more closely with
the aim of teaching and learning program

V. SAMPLE ADAPTATION
Unit 7: WORLD POPULATION
D. Writing:
Study the chart carefully then write a
paragraph of 100- 120 words describing
the information in the chart.
erica
Northern Am
Useful language:
- It can be seen that
- distributed unevenly
- account percent
- half as much as
- rank first/ last
- more than double the population of
You may begin with:
The chart shows the distribution of word population by region

Before you write: Activity 1 Sample Study

Before you write: Activity 2 Vocabulary teaching

Activity 3 Sample Analysis (Paragraph Structure)

Activity 4 Sample Analysis (Sequence of Tenses)

Activity 5 Information Analysis (Quiz)

While-writing: Activity 6 (Individual work)

While-writing: Activity 7 (Writing Presentation)

The chart shows the distribution of world
population by region.
It can be seen that the world population is
distributed unevenly in different regions. South
Asia ranks first with 32 percent, followed by
East Asia with 26 percent. Thus, Asia alone
accounts for more than half of the world
population. Europe accounts for 15 percent,
and Africa 11 percent. The population of Latin
America is nearly half of Europes and only a
quarter of that of South Asia. Northern
America makes up an even smallest
percentage. Oceania has the smallest
population with only 2 percent.
Overall, the greatest concentration of the
worlds population is in Asia, with Africa
following far behind.

Northern America

Post-writing: Activity 1 (Pie Chart Quiz)

Sources of Electricity
Power, USA, 1970

1. What information
does the chart show?
2. How many sources of
electricity power
mentioned in the chart?

Post-writing: Activity 2 (Gap-fill Exercise)

Use the word given in the box to complete the following
sentences.
accounted for came comprised less than made up was
one-eight proportion supplied three-quarters was produced
9. The
1.
5.
In 1970,
Nuclear
mainpower
coal
fuelproduction
used
contributed
to generate
_____________
accounted
a tinyelectricity
_________
proportion
for 46%
in 1970
ofof
US
US
inelectricity
the
electricity
US in
production.
____
1970.
coal.
was
10.
2.
Renewable
a quarter
USofelectricity
electricity,
insuch
1970
as_____________
was
hydroelectric
produced
using
6. Almost
Almost
half
ofsources
USofelectricity
in 1970
came
_____
from
coal.
natural made
power,
gas. up ________
less than 17% of US electricity in 1970.
7.
_________
one-eight
of US
electricity
from
oil-fired
11.
Gas and
oil __________
comprised
just________
overcame
a third
ofover
US
electric
3. About
Hydro-electric
power
stations
supplied
just
16%power
of US
stations.
power.
power in 1970.
8.
andpower
coal provided
_____________
three-quarters
ofUS
USelectricity
electricity in
4. Gas
Nuclear
________
made up
less than 2% of
1970.
supplies in 1970.

Post-writing: Activity 3 (Writing Completion)

The pie-chart shows how electricity was
generated in the US in 1970. It clearly shows that
gas and coal provided the bulk of electricity
produced in that year.
One source, coal, accounted for almost half of
US electricity production, at 46%. This was almost
twice as much the next competitor, natural gas,
which provided just over 24% of power. Renewable
sources of electricity, such as hydroelectric power,
supplied less than 17% of electric power. A small
proportion came from oil, with about one-eighth of
American energy came from oil-fired power stations.
By far the smallest sector, however, was nuclear
power. It accounted for less than 2% of US electricity
supplies.
In conclusion, two sources, coal and gas,
dominated
production
of
electricity,
while
hydroelectric power stations, nuclear facilities and
oil-burning turbines produced just over a quarter of
US power needs.

THANK YOU

Designed by: Pham Thi

Thu Hoan