An Analysis and Evaluation of the Textbook New Senior English for China(Student’s Book One).doc

An Analysis and Evaluation of the Textbook New Senior English for China(Student’s Book One) 　　1. Introduction Textbook plays a vital role for both students and teachers in senior high school. Based on theories of English language teaching materials evaluation， the purposes of this paper is to evaluate the textbook New Senior English for China. 2. Theories of English Language Teaching Materials Evaluation McGrath （2002） summarizes three basic methods to evaluate textbook， namely they are the checklist method， the impressionistic method， and the in-depth method. Cunningworth （1995） lists the checklist for evaluation and selection， namely they are： aims and approaches， design and organization， language content， skills， topic， methodology， teachers book， and practical consideration. When using impressionistic method， the make-up of the textbook should be considered， and the layout also should be scanned in a short time. The in-depth method is micro analysis of each specific unit， which should conclude the language content and language skills. 3. The Evaluation of New Senior English for China （Students Book One） The evaluation focuses on overall design， methodology， content， and language skills. 3.1 Overall Design Cunningsworth （1995） points that organization of textbook should be suitable for learners and teachers. The general aim of the textbook is to complete teaching tasks as well as to stimulate and cultivate students’ interest in learning English. In the textbook， it is easy to find that different units have different topics， which are selecting from learners everyday life. So it is attractive enough for learners to let them have interest in learning the textbook. In each unit， the first part is warming up， following by pre-reading， reading， comprehending， and language using， which is helpful for students to form effective learning strategies. In the textbook there has activities， needing learners complete them in groups， which help to devel