An Evaluation of English Textbooks in Turkish Primary Education: Students' and Teachers' Perceptions


Kirkgoz Y.

EURASIAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, vol.11, no.44, pp.167-184, 2011 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 11 Issue: 44
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Journal Name: EURASIAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.167-184
  • Keywords: Perceptions, primary education, textbook evaluation, textbook as agent of curriculum change, grade 4, grade 5
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Problem Statement: Textbooks play a crucial role in language education; thus, an investigation into the responses of the students and teachers to the textbook in use facilitates an understanding of the extent to which curriculum objectives are implemented at the teaching level through the agency of textbooks.