ELT textbook evaluation
What is the Life Syllabus approach?
Life Syllabus approach aims to integrate life-related issues into English language teaching, shifting the focus from language-only to a life-and-language phenomenon.
What factors influence the selection of content in materials development for language-centered syllabuses?
Syllabus designers' priorities, experiences, and beliefs about the nature of language and learning
What factors determine the difficulty of structures in language learning, according to Hall (1989)
grouping and sequencing of teaching items
How does PBLT relate to philosophy for children?
The Philosophy for Children approach can be considered as a building block of Project-Based Language Teaching (PBLT). - Both approaches focus on promoting critical thinking skills and reaching a common goal through thinking in education.
Which language components receive primary attention in developing materials for language-centered syllabuses?
Vocabulary and grammar
You are lucky?
you do not answer but get score. :)
According to King's research, what are the benefits of practicing questioning skills in children?
Practicing questioning skills can enhance higher order thinking and engage students in more complex knowledge construction.
According to Wilkins (1976), why did methodologists initially focus on vocabulary selection in language learning materials?
The vocabulary encountered in day-to-day language use differs from the vocabulary taught in reading-based courses.
What are some challenges associated with evaluating ELT textbooks using the philosophy-based approach?
Time-consuming
related to specialized knowledge
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What are some principles of ELT that have been investigated in textbooks?
Authenticity, situational authenticity, dialogic engagement with readers, pragmatic and meta-pragmatic content, and intercultural issues (Guilani et al., 2011; Chan, 2013; Chen, 2010; Nguyen, 2011; Méndez García, 2010).
What are some criteria mentioned by Wilkins which determining the vocabulary content in language learning materials?
frequency, range, availability, familiarity, and coverage for vocabulary selection
What are the potential implications of neglecting to evaluate ELT textbooks from Philosophy for Children.
Uncritical acceptance
without alignment of materials wit syllabus
Ineffective teaching
What aspects of PBLT were investigated in relation to the course books?
The activities related to group work, pair work, and class activities in all three series were investigated to observe if they aligned with the principles of community of inquiry and philosophical questions
What were the main focuses of language teaching approaches in the twentieth century?
Mastery-oriented approaches, and activity-oriented approaches
Implementation of thinking skills through Socratic dialogue?