Review article
AN ANALYSIS OF TWO TEXTBOOKS USED IN THE EFL TEACHING OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Elma Dedovic-Atilla
; International Burch University, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Vildana Dubravac
orcid.org/0000-0002-0316-3791
; International Burch University, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Abstract
The aim of this paper was to investigate the quality of textbook content in the EFL teaching of preschool children, as well as its quality and susceptibility to practical application in the class. The broader goal of the study was to raise awareness about the characteristics that good teaching materials for young learners should have – so all teachers might use the guidelines proposed in the paper to prepare some additional materials, or to assess/improve the materials they use. In order to obtain credible results, a study was conducted by focusing on the analysis of two textbooks used in Bosnian pre-school English learning centers. The textbooks analyzed were Playway to English 1– Pupil´s Book and Hippo and Friends 2– Pupil´s Book. The results indicated that good-quality content is present in the EFL teaching of preschoolers and it is mostly suited and adjusted to the level, interest and affinities of the learners. The study conducted leads to the conclusion that a positive shift has occurred in the teaching process. Namely, the traditional teacher-centered and grammar-based approach has been replaced by a more innovative learner-centered and content-based approach. However, considering the fact that the study did not include class observations, the next expedient step that could further contribute to the deeper exploration of the topic might be observations of the practical classes in order to assess the efficiency of the actual application of the content found within textbooks.
Keywords
EFL teaching; preschool children; textbook content
Hrčak ID:
193104
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Publication date:
15.12.2017.
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