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April 3, 2006. The Evaluation of In terchange Student's Book 3. Instructor Dr. Josephine 朱杏丰 Vivian 張友俐 Diana 張瓊櫻 Claire 林怡瑩 Cynthia 陳佳吟 Daphney 陳怡君 Angela. Group 7. Preface Diana Chang. Five criteria of textbooks evaluation
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April 3, 2006 The Evaluation ofInterchange Student's Book 3 Instructor Dr. Josephine 朱杏丰 Vivian 張友俐 Diana 張瓊櫻 Claire 林怡瑩 Cynthia 陳佳吟 Daphney 陳怡君 Angela Group 7
PrefaceDiana Chang Five criteria of textbooks evaluation • Organization/Format • Content • Vocabulary and Grammar • Skills • Graphic and interest
IntroductionDiana Chang Criteria 1. Organization/Format • Table of contents— for readers to understand fully at a glance. • Clear Index—student-friendly • Size and format
Diana Chang Criteria 2. Content • Up-to-date information • Contemporary, real-world topics • Multi-skills creation—provide opportunities for students to develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills.
Diana Chang Content • Lively exercises and activities • Real tasks achievement
Vivian Chu Criteria 3. Vocabulary and Grammar • Functional grammar taught in communicative contexts • Provided the related activities to help the students practice vocabulary and grammar.
Vivian Chu Criteria 4. Skills Listening—An audio/video CD is preferable Speaking—e.g. describing, making requests, expressing, complaining, identifying… Reading—- essays, articles, news, thesis… Writing——a letter, an e-mail, a biography, a predicament, a short speech…
Vivian Chu Skills • Listening exercises with a variety of accents • Highest opportunities for guided speaking practice • Knowledgeable articles for students to read • Topical writing in individual and in pairs
Cynthia Lin Criteria 5. Graphic and interest • Functional graphics • Eye-catching and interesting pictures
Cynthia Lin Interchange 3rd edition Professor Jack c. Richards
Cynthia Lin Interchange 3rd edition is: • A fully revised edition of New Interchange • The world's most successful English series for adult and young adult learners. • Incorporates suggestions from teachers and students all over the world.
Author Cynthia Lin Professor Jack c. Richards Born in New Zealand • Dr. Richards has written over 60 articles and 20 books. Many of his books and articles are classics in the field of second language teaching. • His classroom textbooks are also widely used and have helped millions of students around the world learn English.
Major Features of New InterchangeDaphney Chen • An integrated multi-skills syllabus • Contemporary, real-world topics • Practical authentic conversational language • Grammar taught in communicative contexts • Natural listening exercises with a variety of accents
Daphney Chen • Maximum opportunities for guided speaking practice • Student friendly and teacher friendly design • Regular review activities • Fun to teach and use in the classroom
Conclusion Angela Chen Interchange 3rd edition is: • A powerful textbook • A highly recommendable textbook • A well-organized textbook • Suitable for adult and young adult learners