English language teaching textbooks : content, consumption, production / edited by Nigel Harwood.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Harwood, Nigel, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.

English language.

English language--Study and teaching--Textbooks for foreign speakers.

English language--Study and teaching.

Genre:

Textbooks -- for foreign speakers.

Textbooks.

Physical Description:

xv, 373 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

Summary:

English language teaching (ELT) textbooks (or coursebooks, as they are sometimes known) play a central role in the life of a classroom and in many contexts constitute the syllabus the teacher is expected to follow. However, there is a need to extend and strengthen research in this area. Following a substantial state-of-the-art survey of research on ELT textbooks and a discussion of appropriate methods to study them, this volume contains chapters focusing on analysis of textbook content; how textbooks are used in the English language classroom, and textbook writers' accounts of the materials writing, design, and publishing process. Written by an international cast of teachers and textbook writers working in the UK, the USA, Japan, Spain, New Zealand, and Saudi Arabia, this volume features a balance of theory and practice and refers to both general English and English for Academic Purposes (EAP) textbooks used around the world. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Content, Consumption, and Production: Three Levels of Textbook Research / Nigel Harwood Harwood, Nigel 1

Part I Studies of Textbook Content

2 All Middle Class Now? Evolving Representations of the Working Class in the Neoliberal Era: The Case of ELT Textbooks / John Gray Gray, John, David Block Block, David 45

3 Reading Comprehension Questions: The Distribution of Different Types in Global EFL Textbooks / Diana Freeman Freeman, Diana 72

4 Teaching English Reading: What's Included in the Textbooks of Pre-Service General Education Teachers? / L. Quentin Dixon Dixon, L. Quentin, Shuang Wu Wu, Shuang, Renata Burgess-Brigham Burgess-Brigham, Renata, R. Malatesha Joshi Joshi, R. Malatesha, Emily Binks-Cantrell Binks-Cantrell, Emily, Erin Washburn Washburn, Erin 111

Part II Studies of Textbook Consumption

5 Teachers' Conceptualization and Use of the Textbook on a Medical English Course / Ahlam Menkabu Menkabu, Ahlam, Nigel Harwood Harwood, Nigel 145

6 An Experienced Teacher's Use of the Textbook on an Academic English Course: A Case Study / Fotini Grammatosi Grammatosi, Fotini, Nigel Harwood Harwood, Nigel 178

7 Global Textbooks in Local Contexts: An Empirical Investigation of Effectiveness / Gregory Hadley Hadley, Gregory 205

Part III Studies of Textbook Production

8 Writing Materials for Publication: Questions Raised and Lessons Learned / Ivor Timmis Timmis, Ivor 241

9 An Interdisciplinary Textbook Project: Charting the Paths Taken / Fredricka L. Stoller Stoller, Fredricka L., Marin S. Robinson Robinson, Marin S. 262

10 Tensions between the Old and the New in EAP Textbook Revision: A Tale of Two Projects / Christine B. Feak Feak, Christine B., John M. Swales Swales, John M. 299

11 Chaosmos: Spontaneity and Order in the Materials Design Process / Jill Hadfield Hadfield, Jill 320.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137276278

1137276274

9781137276308

1137276304

OCLC:

867827251