Materials Development for The Language Classroom

TW30303

Sheldons Evaluation Sheet on English Year 1 SK Textbook FACTUAL DETAILS Title : Unit 9 : Meet My Family (pages 37-42) Author(s): Sarah a/p M. Ganasegeram, Norehan binti Mohd. Nooh & NAbina a/p Pushpanathan Publisher : Dewan Bahasa Dan Pustaka, Kuala Lumpur ISBN : 978-983-46-0668-8 Price :RM8.20 No. of Pages : 138

Components : SB/TB/WB/Tests/Cassettes/Video/CALL/Other .. Level : . Physical Size : . Length : . Units .. Lessons/sections .. Hours Target skills : Target learners : Target teachers : ..

ASSESSEMENT ( * Poor Factor

Rational Availability

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Rating and comments

*** Objectives spelt out. **** Easy to obtain sample copies & support materials. We also easy to contact the publishers representatives in case we want further information about the content, approach, or pedagogical detail of the book. **** Clear specification of the target age range, culture, assumed background, learning preferences and education expectations. *** Optimum density and mix of text and graphical material on each pages. Good and functional artwork and typefaces so colourful & appealing. **** The material clearly organized. Allow the student to use the material easily. The student given clear voice and the contents be effectively exploited.

User definitions

Layout/graphics

Accessibility

Linkage

**** The unit and supporting exercises connect in terms of theme, situation, topic, pattern of skill development and grammatical/lexical progression. *** Appropriate linguistic inventory presented.

Selection/grading

Physical characteristics *** Light, spine labelled & could be used more than once. Appropriacy Authenticity *** Topical, quite interesting, right level of maturity & language. *** Realistic and the tasks exploit language in a communicative or real world way. ** Not complete enough and need the teacher produce a material to make it workable. *** Students expectations successfully accommodated. *** The textbook take all of the account of and seem to be in tune.

Sufficiency

Cultural bias Educational validity

Stimulus /Practical/revision ** Interactive material, sufficient opportunities & effective consolidation. Allowance made for revision but not on testing. Flexibility Guidance *** The material can be exploited or modified. *** Useful and explicit teachers notes but not enough hand-handling. **** Quite simply, free of charge for students, easy to use and successful in teaching situation, in terms of time, labour and money.

Overall Value for money