Luận văn an evaluation of course book english unlimited elementary for first year students of university of information and communication technology under thai nguyen university

UNIVERSLTY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDLES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES BÙI THU TRANG AN EVALUATION OF COURSE BOOK “ENGLISH UNLIMITED- ELEMENTARY” FOR FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS O

UNIVERSLTY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDLES

FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES

BÙI THU TRANG

AN EVALUATION OF COURSE BOOK

“ENGLISH UNLIMITED- ELEMENTARY” FOR

FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY UNDER THAI NGUYEN

UNIVERSITY

(ANH GIA GIAO TRINH “ ENGLISH UNLIMITED

“TRÌNH DO A2 DUNG CHO SINH VIEN NAM THU

NHẤT TRƯỜNG DẠI HỌC CÔNG NGIIỆ THÔNG TIN

VA TRUYEN THONG THUQC PAI HOC THAI

NGUYEN)

M.A MINOR THESIS

Field: English Language Teaching Methodology Code: 6014.0111

Hanvi- 2017

VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAT STUDIES

FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES

BUI THU TRANG

AN EVALUATION OF COURSE BOOK

“ENGLISH UNLIMITED- ELEMENTARY” FOR

FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY UNDER THAI NGUYEN

HOC THAI NGUYEN)

M.A MINOR THESIS

Field: English Language Teaching Methodology

Code: 6014.0111

Supervisor: Dr.Do Tuan Minh

Hanoi, 2017

I, the undersigned, hereby certify my authority of the study project report

antitled An evaluation of course hook “English unlimited- elementary” for first-

pear students of university of information and communication technology under

Thai Nguyen University submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the

s Fxcepl where the reference is indicated, no

degree of Master in English Tingui

other person’s work has been used without due acknowledgement in the text of the thesis

Hanoi, April 2017 Signature

Bai Thu Trang

2

xesponse from both students and teachers However, up to now, no research on the course book evaluation has been conducted to recognize its strength and weakness

as well as how suitably the course book matched the goal of the course In response

to the problem, it is an urgent demand to carry out an evaluation of the course book

to determine its appropriateness for students at our university then provide the adaptation for the better use

Yor these above-mentioned reasons, the researcher decided to choose materials evaluation as the theme of this minor thesis titled as:

“AN EVALUATION OF COURSE BOOK “ENGLISH UNLIMITED- ELEMENTARY” FOR FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY UNDER TIEAT

NGUYEN UNIVERSITY”

2 Aims of the study

The study is carricd oul lo evaluate the course book “English Untimited-

Elementary ” which is used as teaching materials for first- year students at ICTU to see how is the appropriate degree of the course book to meet the requiremem of the course learning outcomes in terms of knowledge, skills and alliludes The specific aims are:

* To evaluate the appropriateness of the material to the course requirements in

term of knowledge, skills and attitudes

« To offer suggestions for its better use

3 Research question:

2, How is the course book English Unlimiled- Elementary relevant to the course

outcomes requirements in terms of knowledge, skiils and methodology?

2 What should be done so that this coursebook is used better?

4, Scape uf the study

‘The course book Linglish Unlimited- Mlementary is only for the first year

students at ICTU, thus the study focuses on the evaluation of the first year students

aL ICTU on course book currently used Tn material evaluation, there have been a

number of criteria that should be taken into consideration, such as the content, the

Unlimited Elementary”

3 Evaluation on the needs satisfied by the course book

3.2 1 earners’ and teachers’ evaluation of the coursebook “English Unlimited

3.2.2 General evalualion on the students’ process

3.2.3 The evaluation on skills cece ieenee

3.2.4, Evaluation on the methodology

3.3 Teachers’ suggestions fr the materials improvement.

3.1.2 Leamers’ purposes and expectations of leaming the GH course “Knglish

Unlimited Elementary”

3 Evaluation on the needs satisfied by the course book

3.2 1 earners’ and teachers’ evaluation of the coursebook “English Unlimited

3.2.2 General evalualion on the students’ process

3.2.3 The evaluation on skills cece ieenee

3.2.4, Evaluation on the methodology

3.3 Teachers’ suggestions fr the materials improvement.

My deepest gratitude goos to Dr.Do Tuan Minh, my supervisor, for his valuable instructions, comments and criticisms as well as his stimulating ideas, expertise, and suggestions have inspired me greatly through my growing this thesis

I am deeply indebted to the teachers and students at ICTU for their gensrous cooperation and enthusiasm from which I have benefited a lot during my study

Finally, 1 wish to express my sincerely thanks to my family for the sacrifive they have devoted to the fulfillment of this academic work.

iv

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART A: INTRODUCTION:

1 Rationale of the study cccccsscssnssssesessenstensnentenateneseesie 1

4, Scope of the study 3

PART B: DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER I: LITERATURE REVIEW

1.1, Materials in language teaching and learning wad

1.1.2 The role of materials - - 6 1.1.3 Types of materials

1.2 Materials evaluation ˆ "

1.2.3 Types of materials evaluation 2s teeeererereereÐ

1.2.6 Materials cvaluationi modeÌs ococceooses ¬"”

1.3 Needs analysis .ccccccsssssesssssesseessansoesesesunssseeessessssseesessassssasasseeisasvveeeseeen L4 1.4 Material adaptation 16

CHAPTER TE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

2.1 An overview of current GL teaching and learning at ICTU

2 2.3 Data collection instruments

2.4 Data collection procedure

CHAPTERT: RESEASRCH RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS

The coursebook “English Unlimited- Elementary” is written by Alex Tilbury,

‘Theresa Clementson, Leslie Anne Hendra & David Rea in 2010 and used for the

first-year students at University of Information and Communication Technology

under Thai Ngnyen University since 2014 However, up lo now, there has been no

official research conducted to evaluate the relevance of the coursebook to the

learners’ purposes as well as its outcome requirements The purpose of this study is

to reveal the findings and inftermation about the coursebook evalualion from the

perspectives of students and teachers of ICU With this regard, the study tries to

assess the relevance of the coursebook to the students’ needs in terms of knowledge,

skills and inelhodology The study is divided into twee paris including

Introduction, Development and Conclusion Ten teachers of English and 120 first-

‘year students participated in the survey ‘The findings show that the coursebook is

rather relevant lo the needs of learners.

L

PART A: INTRODUCTION:

1 Rationale of the stady

Since Vietnam began its open-door policy, English teaching, and learning has strongly developed and Unglish is considered an important subject taught at both schools and universities University of Information and Communication Technology (ICTU) under Thai Nguyen University is not an exception Appropriate materials are thought to stimulate effective teaching and leaming, Because of materials’ role

to second language acquisition, material evaluation has become a major concern of

several researchers Cunnings worth (1998) and Fils (1997) have suggested that

course book evaluation helps teachers move beyond impressionistic assessments

and help them to acquire useful and contextual susighis into the overall nature of the

anaterial

In the curriculum for ICTU students, English courses account for 10 credits,

which are distribuled into lwo phases: General English (GR) and English for

Specific Purposes (ESP) General English consisting of two courses (a total of six credits) aim to train students in four general skills of linglish SP including two courses wilh four credits in total is designed to teach students English language for specific purposes, such as English for Hlectronics and ‘felecommnunications, Hnglish for Automation Technology and Tinglish for Information Technology

In ICTU, course books are mostly used in aching and learning materials for both teachers and the learners ‘fhey not only provide a framework for teachers in achieving the aims and objectives of the course but also play an important role as a

guide Lo the leacher in conductity: the lesson Therefore, using a course book is

probably the most common way of teaching Lnglish today Ilowever, now with a

variety of textbook available on the market each with a different methodology and syllabus, if can be much more difficult ta choose the best suitable book for #

particular teaching situation Thus, it is necessary for language teachers to carefully

examine all aspects of the materials and to take advantage of the materials

The course buok “English Unlimited- Elementary” is used for leaching GE

for the first year students at ICI'U since 2014 and also both positive and negative

xesponse from both students and teachers However, up to now, no research on the course book evaluation has been conducted to recognize its strength and weakness

as well as how suitably the course book matched the goal of the course In response

to the problem, it is an urgent demand to carry out an evaluation of the course book

to determine its appropriateness for students at our university then provide the adaptation for the better use

Yor these above-mentioned reasons, the researcher decided to choose materials evaluation as the theme of this minor thesis titled as:

“AN EVALUATION OF COURSE BOOK “ENGLISH UNLIMITED- ELEMENTARY” FOR FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY UNDER TIEAT

NGUYEN UNIVERSITY”

2 Aims of the study

The study is carricd oul lo evaluate the course book “English Untimited-

Elementary ” which is used as teaching materials for first- year students at ICTU to see how is the appropriate degree of the course book to meet the requiremem of the course learning outcomes in terms of knowledge, skills and alliludes The specific aims are:

* To evaluate the appropriateness of the material to the course requirements in

term of knowledge, skills and attitudes

« To offer suggestions for its better use

3 Research question:

2, How is the course book English Unlimiled- Elementary relevant to the course

outcomes requirements in terms of knowledge, skiils and methodology?

2 What should be done so that this coursebook is used better?

4, Scape uf the study

‘The course book Linglish Unlimited- Mlementary is only for the first year

students at ICTU, thus the study focuses on the evaluation of the first year students

aL ICTU on course book currently used Tn material evaluation, there have been a

number of criteria that should be taken into consideration, such as the content, the

vi

PART C: CONCLUSION

1 Summary of the study

3 Some conclusions

3 Limitations of the study

4 Suggested for further study

PART A: INTRODUCTION:

1 Rationale of the stady

Since Vietnam began its open-door policy, English teaching, and learning has strongly developed and Unglish is considered an important subject taught at both schools and universities University of Information and Communication Technology (ICTU) under Thai Nguyen University is not an exception Appropriate materials are thought to stimulate effective teaching and leaming, Because of materials’ role

to second language acquisition, material evaluation has become a major concern of

several researchers Cunnings worth (1998) and Fils (1997) have suggested that

course book evaluation helps teachers move beyond impressionistic assessments

and help them to acquire useful and contextual susighis into the overall nature of the

anaterial

In the curriculum for ICTU students, English courses account for 10 credits,

which are distribuled into lwo phases: General English (GR) and English for

Specific Purposes (ESP) General English consisting of two courses (a total of six credits) aim to train students in four general skills of linglish SP including two courses wilh four credits in total is designed to teach students English language for specific purposes, such as English for Hlectronics and ‘felecommnunications, Hnglish for Automation Technology and Tinglish for Information Technology

In ICTU, course books are mostly used in aching and learning materials for both teachers and the learners ‘fhey not only provide a framework for teachers in achieving the aims and objectives of the course but also play an important role as a

guide Lo the leacher in conductity: the lesson Therefore, using a course book is

probably the most common way of teaching Lnglish today Ilowever, now with a

variety of textbook available on the market each with a different methodology and syllabus, if can be much more difficult ta choose the best suitable book for #

particular teaching situation Thus, it is necessary for language teachers to carefully

examine all aspects of the materials and to take advantage of the materials

The course buok “English Unlimited- Elementary” is used for leaching GE

for the first year students at ICI'U since 2014 and also both positive and negative

ABSTRACT

The coursebook “English Unlimited- Elementary” is written by Alex Tilbury,

‘Theresa Clementson, Leslie Anne Hendra & David Rea in 2010 and used for the

first-year students at University of Information and Communication Technology

under Thai Ngnyen University since 2014 However, up lo now, there has been no

official research conducted to evaluate the relevance of the coursebook to the

learners’ purposes as well as its outcome requirements The purpose of this study is

to reveal the findings and inftermation about the coursebook evalualion from the

perspectives of students and teachers of ICU With this regard, the study tries to

assess the relevance of the coursebook to the students’ needs in terms of knowledge,

skills and inelhodology The study is divided into twee paris including

Introduction, Development and Conclusion Ten teachers of English and 120 first-

‘year students participated in the survey ‘The findings show that the coursebook is

rather relevant lo the needs of learners.

PART A: INTRODUCTION:

1 Rationale of the stady

Since Vietnam began its open-door policy, English teaching, and learning has strongly developed and Unglish is considered an important subject taught at both schools and universities University of Information and Communication Technology (ICTU) under Thai Nguyen University is not an exception Appropriate materials are thought to stimulate effective teaching and leaming, Because of materials’ role

to second language acquisition, material evaluation has become a major concern of

several researchers Cunnings worth (1998) and Fils (1997) have suggested that

course book evaluation helps teachers move beyond impressionistic assessments

and help them to acquire useful and contextual susighis into the overall nature of the

anaterial

In the curriculum for ICTU students, English courses account for 10 credits,

which are distribuled into lwo phases: General English (GR) and English for

Specific Purposes (ESP) General English consisting of two courses (a total of six credits) aim to train students in four general skills of linglish SP including two courses wilh four credits in total is designed to teach students English language for specific purposes, such as English for Hlectronics and ‘felecommnunications, Hnglish for Automation Technology and Tinglish for Information Technology

In ICTU, course books are mostly used in aching and learning materials for both teachers and the learners ‘fhey not only provide a framework for teachers in achieving the aims and objectives of the course but also play an important role as a

guide Lo the leacher in conductity: the lesson Therefore, using a course book is

probably the most common way of teaching Lnglish today Ilowever, now with a

variety of textbook available on the market each with a different methodology and syllabus, if can be much more difficult ta choose the best suitable book for #

particular teaching situation Thus, it is necessary for language teachers to carefully

examine all aspects of the materials and to take advantage of the materials

The course buok “English Unlimited- Elementary” is used for leaching GE

for the first year students at ICI'U since 2014 and also both positive and negative

ABSTRACT

The coursebook “English Unlimited- Elementary” is written by Alex Tilbury,

‘Theresa Clementson, Leslie Anne Hendra & David Rea in 2010 and used for the

first-year students at University of Information and Communication Technology

under Thai Ngnyen University since 2014 However, up lo now, there has been no

official research conducted to evaluate the relevance of the coursebook to the

learners’ purposes as well as its outcome requirements The purpose of this study is

to reveal the findings and inftermation about the coursebook evalualion from the

perspectives of students and teachers of ICU With this regard, the study tries to

assess the relevance of the coursebook to the students’ needs in terms of knowledge,

skills and inelhodology The study is divided into twee paris including

Introduction, Development and Conclusion Ten teachers of English and 120 first-

‘year students participated in the survey ‘The findings show that the coursebook is

rather relevant lo the needs of learners.

xesponse from both students and teachers However, up to now, no research on the course book evaluation has been conducted to recognize its strength and weakness

as well as how suitably the course book matched the goal of the course In response

to the problem, it is an urgent demand to carry out an evaluation of the course book

to determine its appropriateness for students at our university then provide the adaptation for the better use

Yor these above-mentioned reasons, the researcher decided to choose materials evaluation as the theme of this minor thesis titled as:

“AN EVALUATION OF COURSE BOOK “ENGLISH UNLIMITED- ELEMENTARY” FOR FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY UNDER TIEAT

NGUYEN UNIVERSITY”

2 Aims of the study

The study is carricd oul lo evaluate the course book “English Untimited-

Elementary ” which is used as teaching materials for first- year students at ICTU to see how is the appropriate degree of the course book to meet the requiremem of the course learning outcomes in terms of knowledge, skills and alliludes The specific aims are:

* To evaluate the appropriateness of the material to the course requirements in

term of knowledge, skills and attitudes

« To offer suggestions for its better use

3 Research question:

2, How is the course book English Unlimiled- Elementary relevant to the course

outcomes requirements in terms of knowledge, skiils and methodology?

2 What should be done so that this coursebook is used better?

4, Scape uf the study

‘The course book Linglish Unlimited- Mlementary is only for the first year

students at ICTU, thus the study focuses on the evaluation of the first year students

aL ICTU on course book currently used Tn material evaluation, there have been a

number of criteria that should be taken into consideration, such as the content, the

3.1.2 Leamers’ purposes and expectations of leaming the GH course “Knglish

Unlimited Elementary”

3 Evaluation on the needs satisfied by the course book

3.2 1 earners’ and teachers’ evaluation of the coursebook “English Unlimited

3.2.2 General evalualion on the students’ process

3.2.3 The evaluation on skills cece ieenee

3.2.4, Evaluation on the methodology

3.3 Teachers’ suggestions fr the materials improvement.

PART C: CONCLUSION

1 Summary of the study

3 Some conclusions

3 Limitations of the study

4 Suggested for further study

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

My deepest gratitude goos to Dr.Do Tuan Minh, my supervisor, for his valuable instructions, comments and criticisms as well as his stimulating ideas, expertise, and suggestions have inspired me greatly through my growing this thesis

I am deeply indebted to the teachers and students at ICTU for their gensrous cooperation and enthusiasm from which I have benefited a lot during my study

Finally, 1 wish to express my sincerely thanks to my family for the sacrifive they have devoted to the fulfillment of this academic work.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART A: INTRODUCTION:

1 Rationale of the study cccccsscssnssssesessenstensnentenateneseesie 1

4, Scope of the study 3

PART B: DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER I: LITERATURE REVIEW

1.1, Materials in language teaching and learning wad

1.1.2 The role of materials - - 6 1.1.3 Types of materials

1.2 Materials evaluation ˆ "

1.2.3 Types of materials evaluation 2s teeeererereereÐ

1.2.6 Materials cvaluationi modeÌs ococceooses ¬"”

1.3 Needs analysis .ccccccsssssesssssesseessansoesesesunssseeessessssseesessassssasasseeisasvveeeseeen L4 1.4 Material adaptation 16

CHAPTER TE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

2.1 An overview of current GL teaching and learning at ICTU

2 2.3 Data collection instruments

2.4 Data collection procedure

CHAPTERT: RESEASRCH RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS

3.1.2 Leamers’ purposes and expectations of leaming the GH course “Knglish

Unlimited Elementary”

3 Evaluation on the needs satisfied by the course book

3.2 1 earners’ and teachers’ evaluation of the coursebook “English Unlimited

3.2.2 General evalualion on the students’ process

3.2.3 The evaluation on skills cece ieenee

3.2.4, Evaluation on the methodology

3.3 Teachers’ suggestions fr the materials improvement.

xesponse from both students and teachers However, up to now, no research on the course book evaluation has been conducted to recognize its strength and weakness

as well as how suitably the course book matched the goal of the course In response

to the problem, it is an urgent demand to carry out an evaluation of the course book

to determine its appropriateness for students at our university then provide the adaptation for the better use

Yor these above-mentioned reasons, the researcher decided to choose materials evaluation as the theme of this minor thesis titled as:

“AN EVALUATION OF COURSE BOOK “ENGLISH UNLIMITED- ELEMENTARY” FOR FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY UNDER TIEAT

NGUYEN UNIVERSITY”

2 Aims of the study

The study is carricd oul lo evaluate the course book “English Untimited-

Elementary ” which is used as teaching materials for first- year students at ICTU to see how is the appropriate degree of the course book to meet the requiremem of the course learning outcomes in terms of knowledge, skills and alliludes The specific aims are:

* To evaluate the appropriateness of the material to the course requirements in

term of knowledge, skills and attitudes

« To offer suggestions for its better use

3 Research question:

2, How is the course book English Unlimiled- Elementary relevant to the course

outcomes requirements in terms of knowledge, skiils and methodology?

2 What should be done so that this coursebook is used better?

4, Scape uf the study

‘The course book Linglish Unlimited- Mlementary is only for the first year

students at ICTU, thus the study focuses on the evaluation of the first year students

aL ICTU on course book currently used Tn material evaluation, there have been a

number of criteria that should be taken into consideration, such as the content, the

L

PART A: INTRODUCTION:

1 Rationale of the stady

Since Vietnam began its open-door policy, English teaching, and learning has strongly developed and Unglish is considered an important subject taught at both schools and universities University of Information and Communication Technology (ICTU) under Thai Nguyen University is not an exception Appropriate materials are thought to stimulate effective teaching and leaming, Because of materials’ role

to second language acquisition, material evaluation has become a major concern of

several researchers Cunnings worth (1998) and Fils (1997) have suggested that

course book evaluation helps teachers move beyond impressionistic assessments

and help them to acquire useful and contextual susighis into the overall nature of the

anaterial

In the curriculum for ICTU students, English courses account for 10 credits,

which are distribuled into lwo phases: General English (GR) and English for

Specific Purposes (ESP) General English consisting of two courses (a total of six credits) aim to train students in four general skills of linglish SP including two courses wilh four credits in total is designed to teach students English language for specific purposes, such as English for Hlectronics and ‘felecommnunications, Hnglish for Automation Technology and Tinglish for Information Technology

In ICTU, course books are mostly used in aching and learning materials for both teachers and the learners ‘fhey not only provide a framework for teachers in achieving the aims and objectives of the course but also play an important role as a

guide Lo the leacher in conductity: the lesson Therefore, using a course book is

probably the most common way of teaching Lnglish today Ilowever, now with a

variety of textbook available on the market each with a different methodology and syllabus, if can be much more difficult ta choose the best suitable book for #

particular teaching situation Thus, it is necessary for language teachers to carefully

examine all aspects of the materials and to take advantage of the materials

The course buok “English Unlimited- Elementary” is used for leaching GE

for the first year students at ICI'U since 2014 and also both positive and negative

xesponse from both students and teachers However, up to now, no research on the course book evaluation has been conducted to recognize its strength and weakness

as well as how suitably the course book matched the goal of the course In response

to the problem, it is an urgent demand to carry out an evaluation of the course book

to determine its appropriateness for students at our university then provide the adaptation for the better use

Yor these above-mentioned reasons, the researcher decided to choose materials evaluation as the theme of this minor thesis titled as:

“AN EVALUATION OF COURSE BOOK “ENGLISH UNLIMITED- ELEMENTARY” FOR FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY UNDER TIEAT

NGUYEN UNIVERSITY”

2 Aims of the study

The study is carricd oul lo evaluate the course book “English Untimited-

Elementary ” which is used as teaching materials for first- year students at ICTU to see how is the appropriate degree of the course book to meet the requiremem of the course learning outcomes in terms of knowledge, skills and alliludes The specific aims are:

* To evaluate the appropriateness of the material to the course requirements in

term of knowledge, skills and attitudes

« To offer suggestions for its better use

3 Research question:

2, How is the course book English Unlimiled- Elementary relevant to the course

outcomes requirements in terms of knowledge, skiils and methodology?

2 What should be done so that this coursebook is used better?

4, Scape uf the study

‘The course book Linglish Unlimited- Mlementary is only for the first year

students at ICTU, thus the study focuses on the evaluation of the first year students

aL ICTU on course book currently used Tn material evaluation, there have been a

number of criteria that should be taken into consideration, such as the content, the

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

My deepest gratitude goos to Dr.Do Tuan Minh, my supervisor, for his valuable instructions, comments and criticisms as well as his stimulating ideas, expertise, and suggestions have inspired me greatly through my growing this thesis

I am deeply indebted to the teachers and students at ICTU for their gensrous cooperation and enthusiasm from which I have benefited a lot during my study

Finally, 1 wish to express my sincerely thanks to my family for the sacrifive they have devoted to the fulfillment of this academic work.

PART C: CONCLUSION

1 Summary of the study

3 Some conclusions

3 Limitations of the study

4 Suggested for further study

iv

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART A: INTRODUCTION:

1 Rationale of the study cccccsscssnssssesessenstensnentenateneseesie 1

4, Scope of the study 3

PART B: DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER I: LITERATURE REVIEW

1.1, Materials in language teaching and learning wad

1.1.2 The role of materials - - 6 1.1.3 Types of materials

1.2 Materials evaluation ˆ "

1.2.3 Types of materials evaluation 2s teeeererereereÐ

1.2.6 Materials cvaluationi modeÌs ococceooses ¬"”

1.3 Needs analysis .ccccccsssssesssssesseessansoesesesunssseeessessssseesessassssasasseeisasvveeeseeen L4 1.4 Material adaptation 16

CHAPTER TE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

2.1 An overview of current GL teaching and learning at ICTU

2 2.3 Data collection instruments

2.4 Data collection procedure

CHAPTERT: RESEASRCH RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS

The coursebook “English Unlimited- Elementary” is written by Alex Tilbury,

‘Theresa Clementson, Leslie Anne Hendra & David Rea in 2010 and used for the

first-year students at University of Information and Communication Technology

under Thai Ngnyen University since 2014 However, up lo now, there has been no

official research conducted to evaluate the relevance of the coursebook to the

learners’ purposes as well as its outcome requirements The purpose of this study is

to reveal the findings and inftermation about the coursebook evalualion from the

perspectives of students and teachers of ICU With this regard, the study tries to

assess the relevance of the coursebook to the students’ needs in terms of knowledge,

skills and inelhodology The study is divided into twee paris including

Introduction, Development and Conclusion Ten teachers of English and 120 first-

‘year students participated in the survey ‘The findings show that the coursebook is

rather relevant lo the needs of learners.

2

xesponse from both students and teachers However, up to now, no research on the course book evaluation has been conducted to recognize its strength and weakness

as well as how suitably the course book matched the goal of the course In response

to the problem, it is an urgent demand to carry out an evaluation of the course book

to determine its appropriateness for students at our university then provide the adaptation for the better use

Yor these above-mentioned reasons, the researcher decided to choose materials evaluation as the theme of this minor thesis titled as:

“AN EVALUATION OF COURSE BOOK “ENGLISH UNLIMITED- ELEMENTARY” FOR FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY UNDER TIEAT

NGUYEN UNIVERSITY”

2 Aims of the study

The study is carricd oul lo evaluate the course book “English Untimited-

Elementary ” which is used as teaching materials for first- year students at ICTU to see how is the appropriate degree of the course book to meet the requiremem of the course learning outcomes in terms of knowledge, skills and alliludes The specific aims are:

* To evaluate the appropriateness of the material to the course requirements in

term of knowledge, skills and attitudes

« To offer suggestions for its better use

3 Research question:

2, How is the course book English Unlimiled- Elementary relevant to the course

outcomes requirements in terms of knowledge, skiils and methodology?

2 What should be done so that this coursebook is used better?

4, Scape uf the study

‘The course book Linglish Unlimited- Mlementary is only for the first year

students at ICTU, thus the study focuses on the evaluation of the first year students

aL ICTU on course book currently used Tn material evaluation, there have been a

number of criteria that should be taken into consideration, such as the content, the

My deepest gratitude goos to Dr.Do Tuan Minh, my supervisor, for his valuable instructions, comments and criticisms as well as his stimulating ideas, expertise, and suggestions have inspired me greatly through my growing this thesis

I am deeply indebted to the teachers and students at ICTU for their gensrous cooperation and enthusiasm from which I have benefited a lot during my study

Finally, 1 wish to express my sincerely thanks to my family for the sacrifive they have devoted to the fulfillment of this academic work.

iv

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART A: INTRODUCTION:

1 Rationale of the study cccccsscssnssssesessenstensnentenateneseesie 1

4, Scope of the study 3

PART B: DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER I: LITERATURE REVIEW

1.1, Materials in language teaching and learning wad

1.1.2 The role of materials - - 6 1.1.3 Types of materials

1.2 Materials evaluation ˆ "

1.2.3 Types of materials evaluation 2s teeeererereereÐ

1.2.6 Materials cvaluationi modeÌs ococceooses ¬"”

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CHAPTER TE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

2.1 An overview of current GL teaching and learning at ICTU

2 2.3 Data collection instruments

2.4 Data collection procedure

CHAPTERT: RESEASRCH RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS

xesponse from both students and teachers However, up to now, no research on the course book evaluation has been conducted to recognize its strength and weakness

as well as how suitably the course book matched the goal of the course In response

to the problem, it is an urgent demand to carry out an evaluation of the course book

to determine its appropriateness for students at our university then provide the adaptation for the better use

Yor these above-mentioned reasons, the researcher decided to choose materials evaluation as the theme of this minor thesis titled as:

“AN EVALUATION OF COURSE BOOK “ENGLISH UNLIMITED- ELEMENTARY” FOR FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY UNDER TIEAT

NGUYEN UNIVERSITY”

2 Aims of the study

The study is carricd oul lo evaluate the course book “English Untimited-

Elementary ” which is used as teaching materials for first- year students at ICTU to see how is the appropriate degree of the course book to meet the requiremem of the course learning outcomes in terms of knowledge, skills and alliludes The specific aims are:

* To evaluate the appropriateness of the material to the course requirements in

term of knowledge, skills and attitudes

« To offer suggestions for its better use

3 Research question:

2, How is the course book English Unlimiled- Elementary relevant to the course

outcomes requirements in terms of knowledge, skiils and methodology?

2 What should be done so that this coursebook is used better?

4, Scape uf the study

‘The course book Linglish Unlimited- Mlementary is only for the first year

students at ICTU, thus the study focuses on the evaluation of the first year students

aL ICTU on course book currently used Tn material evaluation, there have been a

number of criteria that should be taken into consideration, such as the content, the

ABSTRACT

The coursebook “English Unlimited- Elementary” is written by Alex Tilbury,

‘Theresa Clementson, Leslie Anne Hendra & David Rea in 2010 and used for the

first-year students at University of Information and Communication Technology

under Thai Ngnyen University since 2014 However, up lo now, there has been no

official research conducted to evaluate the relevance of the coursebook to the

learners’ purposes as well as its outcome requirements The purpose of this study is

to reveal the findings and inftermation about the coursebook evalualion from the

perspectives of students and teachers of ICU With this regard, the study tries to

assess the relevance of the coursebook to the students’ needs in terms of knowledge,

skills and inelhodology The study is divided into twee paris including

Introduction, Development and Conclusion Ten teachers of English and 120 first-

‘year students participated in the survey ‘The findings show that the coursebook is

rather relevant lo the needs of learners.

PART C: CONCLUSION

1 Summary of the study

3 Some conclusions

3 Limitations of the study

4 Suggested for further study

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART A: INTRODUCTION:

1 Rationale of the study cccccsscssnssssesessenstensnentenateneseesie 1

4, Scope of the study 3

PART B: DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER I: LITERATURE REVIEW

1.1, Materials in language teaching and learning wad

1.1.2 The role of materials - - 6 1.1.3 Types of materials

1.2 Materials evaluation ˆ "

1.2.3 Types of materials evaluation 2s teeeererereereÐ

1.2.6 Materials cvaluationi modeÌs ococceooses ¬"”

1.3 Needs analysis .ccccccsssssesssssesseessansoesesesunssseeessessssseesessassssasasseeisasvveeeseeen L4 1.4 Material adaptation 16

CHAPTER TE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

2.1 An overview of current GL teaching and learning at ICTU

2 2.3 Data collection instruments

2.4 Data collection procedure

CHAPTERT: RESEASRCH RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS

PART A: INTRODUCTION:

1 Rationale of the stady

Since Vietnam began its open-door policy, English teaching, and learning has strongly developed and Unglish is considered an important subject taught at both schools and universities University of Information and Communication Technology (ICTU) under Thai Nguyen University is not an exception Appropriate materials are thought to stimulate effective teaching and leaming, Because of materials’ role

to second language acquisition, material evaluation has become a major concern of

several researchers Cunnings worth (1998) and Fils (1997) have suggested that

course book evaluation helps teachers move beyond impressionistic assessments

and help them to acquire useful and contextual susighis into the overall nature of the

anaterial

In the curriculum for ICTU students, English courses account for 10 credits,

which are distribuled into lwo phases: General English (GR) and English for

Specific Purposes (ESP) General English consisting of two courses (a total of six credits) aim to train students in four general skills of linglish SP including two courses wilh four credits in total is designed to teach students English language for specific purposes, such as English for Hlectronics and ‘felecommnunications, Hnglish for Automation Technology and Tinglish for Information Technology

In ICTU, course books are mostly used in aching and learning materials for both teachers and the learners ‘fhey not only provide a framework for teachers in achieving the aims and objectives of the course but also play an important role as a

guide Lo the leacher in conductity: the lesson Therefore, using a course book is

probably the most common way of teaching Lnglish today Ilowever, now with a

variety of textbook available on the market each with a different methodology and syllabus, if can be much more difficult ta choose the best suitable book for #

particular teaching situation Thus, it is necessary for language teachers to carefully

examine all aspects of the materials and to take advantage of the materials

The course buok “English Unlimited- Elementary” is used for leaching GE

for the first year students at ICI'U since 2014 and also both positive and negative