AN EVALUATION OF THE SUITABILITY OF THE COURSEBOOK LIFE-UPPER INTERMEDIATE TO THE COURSE OF ADVANCED ENGLISH ORAL SKILLS 3 FOR THIRD-YEAR STUDENTS MAJORING IN ENGLISH AT SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES – THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY

Phạm Hùng Thuyên; Nguyễn Thị Thu Oanh

doi:10.34238/tnu-jst.7754

AN EVALUATION OF THE SUITABILITY OF THE COURSEBOOK LIFE-UPPER INTERMEDIATE TO THE COURSE OF ADVANCED ENGLISH ORAL SKILLS 3 FOR THIRD-YEAR STUDENTS MAJORING IN ENGLISH AT SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES – THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY

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Received: 15/04/23 Revised: 23/05/23 Published: 23/05/23

Authors

1. Pham Hung Thuyen , TNU - School of Foreign Languages
2. Nguyen Thi Thu Oanh, TNU - School of Foreign Languages

Abstract

For any teaching programs or subjects, choosing and evaluating a coursebook before bringing it into use is an essential step to be taken by lecturer. At School of Foreign Languages – Thai Nguyen University, coursebook evaluation is conducted every year; however, the coursebook Life Upper – Intermediate used for third year students has not been evaluated systematically and properly. This study is to evaluate the suitability of the book and the course syllabus in terms of aims and contents. Based on the mismatches found after the evaluation process, suggestions for adaptation are given to enhance the teaching and learning process. The data for the study was first collected through document analysis and questionnaire. Data collected was then analyzed by matching and percentage calculation before being commented by the researcher. The findings point unsuitable criteria including the possibility to enhance listening skills and support the parallel subject.

Keywords

Coursebook evaluation; Life Upper-Intermediate; Suitability evaluation; Third-year students; Syllabus

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.34238/tnu-jst.7754

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