Adapting the current textbook New Headway (Elementary) for students at Intermediate training level of Viet - Hung Industrial College

UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT OF POST GRADUATE STUDIES --- *** --- NGUYEN THI MAI DUNG ADAPTING THE CURENT TEXTBOOK NEW HEADWAY -ELEMENTARY FOR STUDENTS

UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

DEPARTMENT OF POST GRADUATE STUDIES

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NGUYEN THI MAI DUNG

ADAPTING THE CURENT TEXTBOOK NEW HEADWAY -ELEMENTARY FOR STUDENTS AT INTERMEDIATE TRAINING

LEVEL OF VIET- HUNG INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE

ĐIỀU CHỈNH GIÁO TRÌNH NEW HEADWAY- ELEMENTARY DÀNH CHO SINH VIÊN HỆ TRUNG CẤP CỦA TRƯỜNG CĐCN VIỆT- HUNG

M A MINOR THESIS Field: English Language Teaching Methodology Code: 601410

HANOI - 2010

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgements i

Candidate‟s statement ii

Abstract iii

Table of contents iv

List of abbreviations v

List of figures, charts and tables vi

INTRODUCTION 1

1 Statement of problem and the rationale for the study 1

2 Aims of the study 3

3 Significance of the study 3

4 Scope of the study 4

5 Methods of the study 4

6 Design of the study 5

CHAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVIEW 6

1 Textbook in EFL teaching and learning 6

1.1 Definition of term “textbook” 6

1.2 The role of textbook in teaching and learning English 6

1.3 Textbook evaluation 7

1.4 Textbook adaptation 8

2 Context in textbook 8

2.1 The term “context” 8

2.2 Lead- in context 9

2.3 The role of context in learning English 10

3 Need analysis 10

3.1 Definition of needs 10

3.2 Need analysis in language teaching 11

4 Description of the study‟s settings 11

4.1 The current English syllabus 11

4.2 The teachers 12

4.3 The learners 12

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CHAPTER 2: METHODOLOGY 13

1 Subjects of the study 13

2 Data collection and procedure 13

3 Method of data analysis 14

CHAPTER 3: DATA ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS 15

1 An overview of lead- in contexts in textbook New Headway elementary 15

2 General evaluation about the textbook New Headway elementary 15

3 Detailed evaluation about the textbook 18

3.1 Students‟ attitudes towards the topics and lead- in contexts 18

3.2 Teachers‟ observation on students‟ reflections 20

3.3 The rate on average 22

4 Teachers‟ use of contexts in the textbook 23

5 Student need analysis 24

6 Conclusion 27

CHAPTER 4: ADAPTING CONTEXTS IN TEXTBOOK NEW HEADWAY ELEMENTARY 28

1 Criteria for the adaptation 28

2 Method for the adaptation 28

3 Problematic lead- in contexts and the adaptations 29

3.1 Context 1 29

3.2 Context 2 32

3.3 Context 3 32

3.4 Context 4 36

3.5 Context 5 36

CONCLUSION 39

1 Summary of the study 39

2 Implications from the study 39

3 Limitations of the study 40

4 Suggestions for further study 40

REFERENCES 41

APPENDICES

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