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Direct linkAbdullah Yildiz; Nigel Harwood – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2024
Materials development in TESOL has been gaining popularity as a field of study for the last few decades. TESOL materials research as an area of inquiry includes studies focusing on textbook content (e.g., grammar, cultural representation, and authenticity), consumption (use/adaptation of materials by learners and teachers), and production (design…
Descriptors: Textbooks, English (Second Language), Audience Awareness, Global Approach
Blake, Robert; Bellezza, Annamaria; Euba, Nikolaus; Kaiser, Mark – L2 Journal, 2018
This Instructors Perspectives' essay from Robert Blake initiates a discussion on publishing language textbooks. It is followed by responses from Annamaria Bellezza, Nikolaus Euba, and Mark Kaiser.
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Textbooks, Textbook Publication, Publishing Industry
Goodarzi, Ahmad; Weisi, Hiwa; Yousofi, Nouroddin – Cogent Education, 2020
With the advent of numerous newly-published English course books, textbook evaluation has turned into a very critical area in English Language Teaching (ELT). This paper aims to evaluate the English textbooks being taught in Iranian Junior high school ("Prospect" series). In so doing, an evaluation questionnaire was distributed among 27…
Descriptors: Textbook Publication, Textbook Evaluation, Textbook Content, Textbook Preparation
Silveira, Ismar Frango; Ochôa, Xavier; Cuadros-Vargas, Alex; Pérez Casas, Alén; Casali, Ana; Ortega, Andre; Sprock, Antonio Silva; Alves, Carlos Henrique; Collazos Ordoñez, Cesar Alberto; Deco, Claudia; Cuadros-Vargas, Ernesto; Knihs, Everton; Parra, Gonzalo; Muñoz-Arteaga, Jaime; Gomes dos Santos, Jéssica; Broisin, Julien; Omar, Nizam; Motz, Regina; Rodés, Virginia; Bieliukas, Yosly Hernández C. – Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2013
Access to books in higher education is an issue to be addressed, especially in the context of underdeveloped countries, such as those in Latin America. More than just financial issues, cultural aspects and need for adaptation must be considered. The present conceptual paper proposes a methodology framework that would support collaborative open…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Post High School Guidance, Textbooks, Electronic Publishing
Davis, Ivan – Composition Studies, 2012
This article reassesses the Fred Newton Scott and Joseph Villiers Denney collaborative textbook authorship by emphasizing Denney's generally overlooked contributions to that coauthorship and to the field of composition generally. Through an examination of Denney's scholarly work and his personal correspondence with Scott during the period marking…
Descriptors: Textbook Preparation, Writing (Composition), Textbooks, Textbook Content
Download full textBaker, Judy; Thierstein, Joel; Fletcher, Kathi; Kaur, Manpreet; Emmons, Jonathan – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2009
To address the high cost of textbooks, Rice University's Connexions and the Community College Open Textbook Project (CCOTP) collaborated to develop a proof-of-concept free and open textbook. The proof-of-concept served to document a workflow process that would support adoption of open textbooks. Open textbooks provide faculty and students with a…
Descriptors: Textbook Content, Textbooks, Community Colleges, Textbook Publication
Anderson, Nancy A. – Reading Research and Instruction, 2007
Writing and publishing a textbook for the first time is an arduous process. Potential authors are provided information on things they should, and should not, do to insure a more successful experience in writing their first textbook. Authors are provided information on decisions to be made and actions to be taken at the various stages of…
Descriptors: Textbook Preparation, Textbooks, Writing (Composition), Authors
Watt, Michael G. – Online Submission, 2007
The purpose of this article was to review published research literature about the publishing process and the roles of participants in this process on the textbook publishing industry in the USA. The contents of books, collected works, reports and journal articles were analysed, and summaries of the contents were then organised chronologically to…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Role, Textbook Publication, History
Hatch, Mary Jo – Journal of Management Education, 2007
A textbook author tells of her early struggle to become a textbook writer, the long journey and the many detours she took along the way to getting her first textbook published. Having identified early in her career that writing a textbook was her chosen way to have an impact on her field of organization theory, she encountered many obstacles to…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Textbook Preparation, Technical Writing, Personal Narratives
Hayes, C. Lansing – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1980
Specific guidelines for having textbook manuscripts published are presented with emphasis on procedures used by commercial textbook publishers. (JMF)
Descriptors: Guidelines, Publishing Industry, Textbook Preparation, Textbook Publication
Goheen, Craig – Quarterly of the National Writing Project and the Center for the Study of Writing and Literacy, 1992
Describes the experiences of the author (a high school English teacher) in developing, writing, and publishing a twelfth-grade literature and language text that completely integrates the language arts curriculum, eliminating the need for multiple, unrelated texts. (RS)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Secondary Education, Textbook Preparation, Textbook Publication
Newburger, Craig; And Others – 1992
This paper examines departmental introductory communication course (ICC) textbook publishing practices. Two methodologies for the creation of campus-specific texts are examined--the use of a national publishing house and the use of a local commercial printer. Both options deliver unique advantages and liabilities for speech communication…
Descriptors: Departments, Faculty Publishing, Higher Education, Introductory Courses
Peer reviewedBennett, Paul W. – History and Social Science Teacher, 1988
Describes the author's experiences in writing a senior-level Canadian social studies textbook. Examines the many challenges which textbook writers face and discusses the problems involved in writing for a diverse audience. (GEA)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High Schools, Problem Based Learning, Social Studies
Peer reviewedFullerton, Sheryl – Teaching Sociology, 1988
Fullerton responds to the 16 textbook authors about her article on textbook publication, stating that textbook quality will improve if publishers and academics collaborate as partners rather than squaring off as adversaries. Emphasizes the need for sociology instructors to do more in introductory courses to draw students into the excitement of the…
Descriptors: Authors, Cooperation, Higher Education, Introductory Courses
Petrides, Lisa; Jimes, Cynthia – Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2008
The relatively new field of open educational resources (OER) is just now receiving more widespread attention and study. As such, there have been few opportunities thus far to share knowledge across program, organizational and national boundaries. This article presents a case study of the development of the South African project Free High School…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Internet, Educational Resources, Case Studies
