Abstract: Communicative Language Teaching has been a major interest of research in foreign language teaching and learning since the 1990s. This way of teaching has been very effective for language teaching and learning. Therefore, course book writers have recently published course books, considering the principles of communicative language teaching. Although there is much research on course book evaluation in the literature following a checklist or criteria, the issue of whether course books reflect communicative language teaching principles needs to be analysed. Therefore, the researcher aims to explore English language teachers’ perceptions of course book evaluation, considering the principles of communicative language teaching. To achieve the objectives, the present study has employed a mixed-methods research design, which involves both quantitative and qualitative elements. This research has adopted data collection tools, which consist of an online questionnaire with a hundred and thirty-five participants and semi-structured interviews with ten participants. The findings indicate that most teachers show satisfaction with their course books, regarding the implementation of communicative language teaching principles. English language teachers are aware of the implementation of these principles in the course books they have chosen to use. In addition, the socio-demographic variables of age, gender, qualification and teaching experience are shown to have a slight impact on the course book selection process. However, the results indicate that it is the school administration that selects the course book; teachers are not allowed to make their choices, considering their priorities. These findings have significant implications for gaining new insight into the course book selection process in international schools. Although there is no best way to teach English, teachers should follow the principles of communicative language teaching in the language classroom to be able to meet learner needs, goals and interests. When choosing and evaluating the effectiveness of a course book, they should think about what course book will produce the best outcomes in terms of communication, interaction, fluency in four skills, skill integration, development of four skills and sub-skills, the communicative aim of a lesson and functions.
Keywords: Communicative Language Teaching, Evaluate, Implementation, Outcomes, Effectiveness, Learner Needs, Interaction.
Title: An Evaluation of the ELT Coursebooks Used in International Schools in Istanbul concerning the CLT Principles
Author: Ousama ALMASSRY, Osman SABUNCUOĞLU
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
Vol. 10, Issue 2, April 2022 - June 2022
Page No: 556-569
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Published Date: 22-June-2022
