METHODOLOGY 7A
Assignment 1: Textbook evaluation

Group members: Nguyễn Cao Diệp
Đặng Thị Thu Hằng
Trương Thị Thanh Nhàn Nguyễn Thị Phương Thủy
The MATERIALS test
( Tanner & Green)
Method
Appearance
Teacher – friendly
Extras
Realistic
Interesting
Affordable
Level
Skills
Evaluated material:
Tieng Anh 10 (Moet)
Level: Is the level suitable for the class you are teaching?
Affordable: Is the book affordable? Is it worth the price that learners, parents and schools will have to pay?
I. LEVEL:
1. Students level
- Finished the English program for grade 9
2. Suitable or not?











Students’ background:

grammar: review of tieng anh 9
 help students remember the knowledge better
 have more time to practice
 grasp knowledge before acquire new and more complex structures
vocabulary :
students learned a large number of vocabulary from grade 9 ( 30-40 new words in each lesson)
 prepare for learning in higher grades.
students practiced 4 skills in tieng anh 9: speaking, listening, reading, writing
More complicated activities

Tieng Anh 9: exercises are easier and simpler
English 10: exercises are various
Ex: listening task:
Tieng Anh 9: students do only one exercise in each lesson
( unit 1: number the correct pictures
Unit 9: complete the table)
Tieng Anh 10: more listening tasks in each lesson
( unit 6: numbering pictures, gap-filling, comprehension questions)
 the amount of knowledge is based on what ss have learned make a stable foundation
 the amount of knowledge is increased and more complicated suitable with students’ learning process in higher level



Level of difficulty gradually increases from unit 1 to unit 16

+ Topic: from background information to general - knowledge information
Ex: student’s life (unit 1)  school life (unit2)… technology (unit 5)… historical places (unit 16)
+ Task: from simple to complicated
From reviewing to introducing new points
From controlled to uncontrolled

a, Reading: from simple passage to complicated passage
Several beginning units: short, simple and few vocabulary
 To last units: longer, a lot of new vocabulary.
b, Writing: with more cues given to fewer cues
Ex: Rewrite sentences basing on given words  Fill in forms  Complete letter Write with beginning Write basing on introductions  Write basing on similar writing( unit 15) Look at chart to describe (unit 16)
c. Grammar:
+ From reviewing points to introducing new points
Ex: Review Present and past simple, adverb of frequency ( unit1,2), Present Perfect ( unit3)
 Introduce past perfect (unit 4), present perfect passive (unit 5), conditional sentence 3( unit 11)
d. Listening:
+ From recognizing to comprehending
. Listening to recognize: True/False ( unit 1,3,7 ), listening and number (unit 1,2,6)…
. Listening for main idea (unit13)
- Listening for specific information ( Unit 13
II. Affordable:
About the book:
- Official textbook in Vietnam for ss in 10th grade
- Include 16 units covered grammar and 4 skills ( reading, listening, writing, speaking)
Price: 11.700 VND
Numbers of pages: 184 pages





2. Reason why affordable
184 color - printed pages ( well- designed with high quality paper)
Officially published by the Ministry of Education and Training
Cover all skills and knowledge required
ONE book  the whole school year
Compared with the English books in the market cheaper
IT WORTHS THE PRICE
11.700 VND

ONE book  the whole school year
Compared with the English book in the market cheaper
Be useful for a long time
IT WORTHS THE PRICE
11.700 VND




TIENG ANH 10 IS AFFORDABLE



THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION