Table of contents Abstract. 1 Chapter one: Introduction.. 2 1.0 Preliminaries. 2 1.1 Statement of the problem.. 4 1.2 Significance of the Study. 6 1.3 Objectives of the study. 7 1.4 Research Questions/Hypotheses. 7 1.5 Definition of Key Terms. 8 1.5.1 Coursebook. 8 1.5.2 Evaluation. 8 1.5.3 Material Evaluation. 8 1.5.4 Checklist 9 1.6Outline of the Study. 9 Chapter two:Literature review… 10 2.0 Preliminaries. 10 2.1 The role of textbooks in English language teaching. 10 2.2 Evaluating ELT Coursebooks. 13 2.3 Criteria for coursebook evaluation. 17 2.3.1 Checklists. 22 2.4 Studies on coursebook evaluation. 24 Chapter three:Methodology.. 36 3.0 Preliminaries. 36 3.1 Participants. 36 3.2Instruments and Materials. 36 3.2.1 Checklist 37 3.2.1.1 Pilot study. 38 3.2.2 Interchange. 38 3.2.3 Top Notch. 39 3.2.4 English Result 40 3.2.5 Total English. 40 3.3 Data collection procedure. 40 3.4 Data Analysis. 41 Chapter four:Results. 42 4.0 Preliminaries. 42 4.1 Data Analysis and Findings. 42 4.1.1 Analysis of the Questionnaires. 43 4.1.1.1 Content from Teachers’ Perspective. 43 4.1.1.2 Content from Students’ Perspective. 51 4.1.1.3 Grammar from Teachers’ Perspective. 60 4.1.1.4 Grammar from Students’ Perspective. 66 4.1.1.5 Vocabulary from Teachers’ Perspective. 72 4.1.1.6 Vocabulary from Students’ Perspective. 76 4.1.1.7 Phonology from Teachers’ Perspective. 80 4.1.1.8 Phonology from Students’ Perspective. 84 4.1.1.9 Language Skills from Teachers’ Perspective. 88 4.1.1.10 Language Skills from Students’ Perspective. 93 4.1.1.11 Methodology from Teachers’ Perspective. 99 4.1.1.12 Methodology from Students’ Perspective. 104 4.1.1.13 Study Skills from Teachers’ Perspective. 110 4.1.1.14 Study Skills from Students’ Perspective. 116 4.1.1.15 Visuals from Teachers’ Perspective. 124 4.1.1.16 Visuals from Students’ Perspective. 129 4.1.1.17 Practice and Testing from Teachers’ Perspective. 134 4.1.1.18 Practice and Testing from Students’ Perspective. 140 4.1.1.19 Supplementary Material from Teachers’ Perspective. 146 4.1.1.20 Objectives from Teachers’ Perspective. 150 4.1.1.21 Content Selection from Teachers’ Perspective. 156 4.1.1.22 Gradation from Teachers’ Perspective. 160 4.1.1.23 Culture from Teachers’ Perspective. 163 4.1.2 Analysis of the Interviews. 178 Chapter five:Discussion.. 181 5.0 Preliminaries. 181 5.1 General Discussion. 181 5.1.1 Research Question 1. 181 5.1.2 Research Question 2. 186 5.1.2.1 Strengths of Interchange from Students’ Perspective. 187 5.1.2.2 Weaknesses of Interchange from Students’ Perspective. 187 5.1.2.3 Strengths of Interchange from Teachers’ Perspective. 188 5.1.2.4 Weaknesses of Interchange from Teachers’ Perspective. 189 5.1.2.5 Strengths of English Result from Students’ Perspective. 189 5.1.2.6 Weaknesses of English Result from Students’ Perspective. 190 5.1.2.7 Strengths of English Result from Teachers’ Perspective. 190 5.1.2.8 Weaknesses of English Result from Teachers’ Perspective. 190 5.1.2.9 Strengths of Top Notch from Students’ Perspective. 191 5.1.2.10 Strengths of Top Notch from Teachers’ Perspective. 192 5.1.2.11 Strengths of Total English from Students’ Perspective. 192 5.1.2.12 Weaknesses of Total English from Students’ Perspective. 193 5.1.2.13 Strengths of Total English from Teachers’ Perspective. 193 5.2 Implications of the Study. 193 5.3 Limitations of the Study. 194 5.4 Suggestions for Further Research. 194 5.5 Summery. 195 Reference. 196 Appendices 203 Appendix A.. 203 Appendix B.. 209 List of Tables Table Page 4.1 Result of the descriptive statistics, percentage and Chi-square of the teachers’ responses related to content in the case of Interchange coursebook………….……..43 4.2 Result of the descriptive statistics, percentage and Chi-square of the teachers’ responses related to content in the case of English Result coursebook………………45 4.3 Result of the descriptive statistics, percentage and Chi-square of the teachers’ responses related to content in the case of Top Notch coursebook…………………47 4.4 Result of the descriptive statistics, percentage and Chi-square of the teachers’ responses related to content in the case of Total English coursebook………………49 4.5 Result of the descriptive statistics, percentage and Chi-square of the students’ responses related to content in the case of Interchange coursebook………………51 4.6 Result of the descriptive statistics, percentage and Chi-square of the students’ responses related to content in the case of English Result coursebook……………53 4.7 Res این مطلب را هم بخوانید : چرا پیاده روی به شما کمک نمی کند وزن کم کنید؟ ult of the descriptive statistics, percentage and Chi-square of the students’ responses related to content in the case of Top Notch coursebook…………………56 4.8 Result of the descriptive statistics, percentage and Chi-square of the students’ responses related to content in the case of Total English coursebook………….…..58 4.9 Result of the descriptive statistics, percentage and Chi-square of the teachers’ responses related to grammar in the case of Interchange coursebook………………60 4.10 Result of the descriptive statistics, percentage and Chi-square of the teachers’ responses related to grammar in the case of English Result coursebook..……….…62 4-11 Result of the descriptive statistics, percentage and Chi-square of the teachers’ responses related to grammar in the case of Top Notch coursebook………………..60 4.12 Result of the descriptive statistics, percentage and Chi-square of the teachers’ responses related to grammar in the case of Total English coursebook……………65 4.13 Result of the descriptive statistics, percentage and Chi-square of the students’ responses related to grammar in the case of Interchange coursebook……….…….66 4.14 Result of the descriptive statistics, percentage and Chi-square of the students’ responses related to grammar in the case of English Result coursebook………….68 4.15 Result of the descriptive statistics, percentage and Chi-square of the students’ responses related to grammar in the case of Top Notch coursebook………………69 4.16 Result of the descriptive statistics, percentage and Chi-square of the students’ responses related to grammar in the case of Total English coursebook…………….71 4.17 Result of the descriptive statistics, percentage and Chi-square of the teachers’ responses related to vocabulary in the case of Interchange coursebook………..…..72 4.18 Result of the descriptive statistics, percentage and Chi-square of the teachers’ responses related to vocabulary in the case of English Result coursebook……..….73 4.19 Result of the descriptive statistics, percentage and Chi-square of the teachers’ responses related to vocabulary in the case of Top Notch coursebook………….…74 4.20 Result of the descriptive statistics, percentage and Chi-square of the teachers’ responses related to vocabulary in the case of Total English coursebook……..…..75 4.21 Result of the descriptive statistics, percentage and Chi-square of the students’ responses related to vocabulary in the case of Interchange coursebook……….…..76