The evaluation of Iranian EFL textbooks from post method principles pedagogy

Abstract

EFL materials and textbooks are important factors in many language programs and making judgments about their needs meticulous book evaluation. In Iran, different textbooks are used for teaching general and technical English to undergraduate students at universities. Despite the great use of these textbooks and dominance of post method in EFL classrooms, it is not yet known to what extent the principles of particularity, possibility, and practicality are observed in the currently practiced EFL textbooks at Iranian universities. The main objectives of the presents study were to investigate whether the principles of post method have been applied in these textbooks or not. The data of the present were collected through a researcher developed instrument. This instrument, book evaluation consists of ten items measured on a five point Liker scale. The participants were selected from two different groups: EFL teachers and EFL learners at all universities in Sistan and Baluchistan province. The data were analyzed using T-Test. The results of the study indicated that both learners and teachers believed that the current textbooks are not against the learners' ethnicity, gender, and cultural values. However, they argued that the other principles were not given appropriate attention. © 2014 Academy Publisher Manufactured In Finland.