TEACHER EVALUATION OF THE TEXTBOOK SOLUTIONS PRE-INTERMEDIATE USED IN ENGLISH PROGRAMS FOR NON-ENGLISH MAJORS

Abstract

Textbook evaluation is an essential part in the process of teaching and learning. Solutions Pre-intermediate has been used as the official textbook of the English courses for non-English majored students at Ha Tinh University-Vietnam for nearly five academic years. However, there have been no studies examining the effectiveness of this textbook in the Vietnamese context. This study therefore investigated the suitability and appropriateness of this textbook from teacher perspective. Ten teachers of English at Ha Tinh University participated in the study and completed an online 30-item survey which examined their perception of the organization, activities, skills, language type, subject and content, and overall evaluation of the textbook. The results showed that overall, the teachers had a favourable evaluation of the textbook, except for some concern over lacking pronunciation teaching focus and inadequate glossary. These suggested that Solutions Pre-intermediate appears to be suitable materials of English courses for non-English majors, if students are supplied with supplementary materials and activities to improve their vocabulary retention and pronunciation skills.