An Evaluation of the Algerian textbook my book of english and the french textbook “enjoy english”: an attempt to Inspire Algerian textbook designers
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2023
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University of Oum El Bouaghi
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Teaching the English language to young learners has become a major concern in Algeria recently. This dissertation is an evaluation of the new Algerian textbook entitled "My Book of English" and the French textbook "Enjoy English". By examining them side by side, the study aims to assess their richness and appropriateness, and to draw insights from the French textbook to remedy the weak areas in "My Book of English" and to inspire the Algerian syllabus designers for developing the future EFL materials. The study was conducted using a qualitative approach that relies on an adapted evaluation checklist designed by Cunnigsworth (1996). The analysis revealed that the Algerian and the French textbooks serve as appropriate learning sources that facilitate the process of learning a new language. However, it was noted that "My Book of English" failed to include important qualities of excellence that were gleaned from the inspirational material "Enjoy English" including general appearance, authenticity, cultural contextualization, tasks variation, difficulty level, and so on. Throughout the study, we emphasized the significant recommendations that should be considered for improving both the existing and the future beginners' Algerian coursebooks. Algerian textbook designers must be cognizant of the identified shortcomings and should delve into other coursebooks from the top-ranked countries to improve future teaching materials.
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Textbook; Textbook evaluation; English as a foreign language; Young learners