The Extent to which Jordan Opportunities 3 Meets the General Guidelines for English Language Teaching in Jordan

Abstract

English has become the dominant foreign language in the non-English speaking world. Jordanian students learn English as a foreign language starting in the first grade and continue to do so until the twelfth grade. Agrawal (2004) stated that evaluation plays a pivotal role in deciding what the learners learn and what the teachers teach in schools. The final objective of this evaluation is to detect the strengths and weaknesses of the textbooks with the purpose of improving them and to develop and improve the quality of the educational programs.

Analysis of the Intended Learning Outcomes and Learning Activities of Action Pack Textbooks in Jordan

“…(e.g. Ababneh, 2007;Al-Ghazo & Smadi;Al Habahabeh, 2016;Al Omari, Bataineh, & Smadi, 2015;Al Omari &Smadi, 2002;Karsou, 2005;Manasrah, Al-Sobh, & AL-Jabali, 2013;Zawahreh 2012. However, there is a scarcity of studies which analyzed ILOs and the learning activities in Action Pack Textbooks in light of the newly-developed EFL curriculum (Delete "objectives") in Jordan.…”

“…Results showed that the content and methods of teaching were relevant to students' needs, but the objectives do not prepare students for real communication, especially as listeners and speakers of English as a foreign language. Another study was conducted by Ababneh (2007) to explore the perspectives of eighty-eight (88) English language teachers and supervisors regarding the relevance of "Jordan Opportunities" Text Books for the tenth grade students in Jordan. The students' book, the activity book and the teacher's book were analyzed using a seventy-eight (78) -item questionnaire in addition to a structured interview were used to collect data of the study.…”