An Analysis of Grade Seven English Textbook

Abstract

The present research entitled An Analysis of Grade Seven English Textbook aims at analyzing the English textbook of grade seven in terms of physical aspects(layout, cover page design, size of textbook, lettering and spacing, binding and paper quality) and academic aspects (objectives, content, presentation, exercise, function,illustration). The current basic level English textbook of grade seven was the main source of this research work. The data were collected through a set of questionnaire including open and close-ended questions. Then the data were analyzed and interpreted statistically and descriptively. This study reveals that Curriculum Development Center (CDC) has tried to make the textbook best but there are some shortcomings in terms of physical and academic aspects of the textbook which need to be improved. However the strong aspects of the textbook include attractive cover page, clearly reflected objectives and sufficient exercises whereas the weakness includes poor paper quality, poor binding, uncleared pictures, lack of grammatical exercises, lack of supplementary materials as well as instruction for teachers. Finally,some suggestions are provided for the improvement of the textbook. This thesis has been divided into five chapters. The first chapter consists of introductory part, which deals with background of the study, statement of the problem, objectives of the study, research questions, significance of the study,delimitations of the study and operational definition of key terms. The second chapter incorporates the review of related literature, theoretical framework and conceptual framework. The third chapter includes methods and procedures. It consists of research design, primary and secondary sources of data, population of the study, sample population, tools for the data collection and process of data collection. The fourth chapter analyzes and interprets the date statistically and descriptively. The fifth chapter presents the findings, conclusion and recommendations. Finally, it includes references and appendices.