Textbooks are one of the primary sources of input in EFL classrooms (Northbrook & Conklin, 2018). Textbooks cannot, however, suit the needs of every teacher or student who uses them (McGrath, 2002). As such, the principled evaluation of prospective textbooks becomes an important function in EFL contexts. In this small-scale study, three Japanese junior high school textbooks are evaluated to assess the extent to which they meet the requirements set by MEXT and the teachers who use them. Littlejohn’s (2011) textbook analysis framework is employed to conduct an in-depth analysis of the textbooks. The results reveal that the junior high school textbooks are surprisingly homogenous in nature, however, they are well suited to the context for which they are intended and broadly satisfy the requirements of policy makers and teachers. The ensuing discussion identifies a number of strengths and weaknesses that can broadly be applied to all three textbooks. 教科書はEFL教育現場において、インプットの最も主要なもののひとつである(Northbrook & Conklin, 2018)。 しかしながら、教科書は使用者である教師や生徒のニーズをすべて満たしているわけではない (McGrath, 2002)。それ故に、使用される教科書を一定の観点で評価することは、EFL教育においてとても重要である。本論は、日本の中学校教科書が、文部科学省の設定する目標や使用者である教師のニーズにどの程度対応しているかを評価することを目的としている。Littlejohn (2011) による教科書分析の手法を用いて、異なる三社の教科書を詳細に分析した。結果として、当該の教科書は驚くほど同質でありながらも、中学校の英語教育の状況によく適合しており、また文部科学省と教師双方の要求に幅広く対応していることが明らかになった。さらに、先に分析した三つの教科書に共通する長所と短所についても論じる。
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