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Afifah, Wiwiek; Zuchdi, Darmiyati – English Language Teaching Educational Journal, 2018
The research aims at developing culture-based English instructional materials (henceforth, CBEIM) for grade VII of Junior High School students and reveal its final product representation in terms of its effectiveness. The research design was a research and development. The procedure of product development consisted of conducting needs analysis,…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Material Development, Textbook Content, Cultural Education
Jacobs, George M.; Jiexin, Teh; Michael, Joyce J. – Online Submission, 2016
Education materials can be analysed in many ways. The current study analysed EAL (English as an Additional Language) coursebooks as to the presentation of nonhuman animals in the books. The study examined 22 EAL coursebooks. The research looked at the percentage of activities that contained animals in the coursebooks, what types of animals were…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Risager, Karen – Multilingual Matters, 2018
This book presents a new and comprehensive framework for the analysis of representations of culture, society and the world in textbooks for foreign and second language learning. The framework is transferable to other kinds of learning materials and to other subjects. The framework distinguishes between five approaches: national studies,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Textbook Content, Culture, Citizenship Education
Davies, Alan – Language Testing, 2008
The article examines changes in language testing textbooks in English since Lado (1961) and proposes that two trends may be discerned. The first shows how the growing professionalism of the field has required an expansion in teaching materials to meet the need for new training programmes. What the expansion also shows is the desire, again a mark…
Descriptors: Textbook Content, Content Analysis, Language of Instruction, Testing
Littlewood, William T. – Praxis des Neusprachlichen Unterrichts, 1976
Informational texts are useful for teaching fundamental linguistic structures, because their stylistic variables can be ignored, and because they provide information about aspects of the world which the student will encounter in literary texts. Literary texts speak directly to the reader, and have high motivational value. (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Language Instruction, Literature, Second Language Learning

Scanlan, Richard T. – Modern Language Journal, 1974
The three major Latin textbooks published since 1968 are analyzed and they are shown to employ the latest theories of learning and of second language acquistion. (CK)
Descriptors: Classical Languages, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction, Latin
Mueller, Heinrich – Neusprachliche Mitteilungen, 1974
Using selected lessons from the textbooks "Learning English" (Klett) and "English for Today" (Schrodel-Lensing) for the beginner's level, it is shown that modern-oriented texts, critical of content and having an emancipated outlook, are not presented at all, or only in the beginning. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Instructional Materials, Language Instruction, Second Language Learning

Bartel, Klaus J. – Modern Language Journal, 1974
Reviews four approaches to selecting language textbooks and outlines points to be considered before selecting. (CK)
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods

Gomes de Matos, F. – 1974
This issue of the Yazigi Institute's bimonthly newsletter is devoted to a discussion of the importance of humor in the teaching and learning of a foreign language. It begins with several quotations from well-known linguists, humorists and teachers about the need for humor in the language class. Several examples of humor in the textbooks of the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Humor, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction

Azevedo, Milton M. – Modern Language Journal, 1979
This article presents a survey of textbooks for second-year college Spanish courses published in the last ten years. (CFM)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Higher Education, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction
Frischkorn, Krista – Neusprachliche Mitteilungen, 1976
Presents several new series of booklets for English, Secondary Grade 2, examining each of them as to scope, variety, real-life quality, explanations of words and things, study questions, and the instruction models in the teacher's manual. Teaching aims and emphasis of each series are critically discussed. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Instructional Materials, Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Smetana, Sarach; Whitacre, Wendy – Journal of Intensive English Studies, 1991
Suggestions are offered for improving the content of beginning English-as-a-Second-Language texts, which often reflect low expectations of students and limit both the rate and scope of language learning. Methods for engaging the learner and stimulating dialogue are discussed. (nine references) (LB)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Instructional Materials, Second Language Learning, Teacher Expectations of Students

Augerot, J. T.; And Others – Russian Language Journal, 1975
The article reports on work in progress on the preparation of a textbook for elementary Russian. Arguments are advanced for the presentation of highly marked and more differentiated material at an early stage. Also discussed are problems of the quantity of material to be presented and the introduction of vocabulary. (CLK)
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction, Modern Language Curriculum

Otto, Karl F., Jr. – Unterrichtspraxis, 1992
Most basic German textbooks seem to be geared toward white males. This article examines three recently published textbooks in terms of the portrayal of females and people of color. Suggestions are offered for better representing the pluralistic U.S. society. (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Females, German, Instructional Materials

Pfister, Guenter G.; Borzilleri, Petra A. – Unterrichtspraxis, 1977
An evaluation design is provided to help teachers identify the most suitable textbook for cultural studies. The evaluation design is applied to five recent college German textbooks in order to determine the interaction of culture and language instruction. (SW)
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Cultural Education, Evaluation Methods, German