Evaluation of an Esp Textbook for the Students of Fashion Design

Abstract

Evaluation is a crucial step in the process of enhancing the quality of educational materials through the design of new content. The evaluation of textbooks in English Language Teaching can be conducted using a variety of techniques. Adapted from Cunningsworth and Kusel (1991) and Skierso (1991), this study utilized checklist instruments to determine whether or not a textbook is appropriate for use. This study provides an overview of ELT textbook evaluation, with a particular emphasis on the use of a checklist. It aimed to assess the suitability of a specific textbook for an ESP course for fashion design students. According to the findings of this study, 90 percent of respondents agree this book is excellent based on its general attributes and 93 percent agree based on its learning and teaching content. The presentation above suggests that this book can be used for ESP courses by fashion design students. However, the book does not come without any weaknesses, which include the absence of a book for teachers and the absence of pair and group exercises.

An Evaluation of Two Business English Course Books, Business Partner B1+ and Business Partner B2: Students’ and Teachers’ Perspectives

“…This result aligns with those found in the studies conducted by previous researchers (e.g. in cases of teachers' perceptions found in Hasibuan and Fithriani (2022), Khodabandeh and Mombini (2018), Khosiyono and Priyana (2019), Nazim (2021), Orfan et al (2021), andSerasi et al (2021), and in case of students' perceptions as found in the studies by Atigh and Khabbazi (2021), Khodabandeh andMombini (2018), andSerasi et al (2021), who found that the participants were satisfied with most of the criteria used to judge the textbooks. However, in this study, the two groups' means are different in terms of the criterion for the topics of the books.…”

“…While more listening practice is designed, other skills like reading are not practised enough. This is consistent with the findings of Hasibuan and Fithriani (2022). I thought it was challenging to balance language skills if students' needs were unclear.…”

“…According to Hasibuan and Fithriani (2022), "Course textbooks are very meaningful for teaching students how to communicate in the language of their field" (p. 290). "Since textbooks are one of the integral components of the learning process, their evaluation is essential to improve their correspondence to the learners' needs and goals" (Karimnia & Jafari, 2017, p. 219).…”