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Dawn Atkinson – Language Teaching Research, 2025
Retrospective accounts of materials development in the applied linguistics literature speak to the relationship between creativity and textbook writing, but this study forges another path by examining how an expert ELT (English language teaching) textbook writer deploys creativity during ongoing coursebook production. Qualitative content analysis…
Descriptors: Specialists, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Nu Anh Vo; Trung Nguyen Tran – TESOL Journal, 2025
This study examines coursebooks used to teach English to undergraduate students majoring in English at a public university in Vietnam. The aim is to evaluate the extent to which the coursebooks prepare students for future use of English as an international language. This is in response to a call made by key scholars, including those in Vietnam,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Undergraduate Study, Second Language Instruction
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Apisak Sukying; Jessie S. Barrot – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2025
There is an ongoing concern regarding the alignment of textbooks with curriculum standards across different subjects. Such studies have emphasized the critical, yet complex, role of textbooks in bridging pedagogical practices with curricular reforms. The present research builds upon these discussions, by examining not only the alignment but also…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, National Curriculum
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Aigul Syzdykbayeva; Kulpynay Duisenbay; Guliya Alikhankyzy; Ulzharkyn Abdigapbarova – Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2025
There has been a significant growth in the field of Chinese language education, which has necessitated to examine the current state of key research contributions of the Chinese language in teaching methodologies, learning processes, and textbook development. This bibliometric study maps literature on Chinese language teaching, learning, and…
Descriptors: Chinese, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Bibliometrics
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Jing Wang – Language Teaching Research, 2025
This article explores how leading textbook authors select and instruct vocabulary in beginner and intermediate Chinese textbooks used in the United States. Leading textbook authors were approached; subsequently; four authors completed interviews with pre-designed questions. Grounded theory methodology was used to analyse the interviews, and their…
Descriptors: Textbook Preparation, Authors, Grammar, Word Frequency