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4. Skills

In this aspect there are eighteen items which are related to the evaluation of how listening, speaking, reading and writing materials are developed in the textbook. Table 3.4.1 shows general skills aspect criteria. Table 3.4.1 Skills Checklist No Evaluation Aspect D-Skills Criteria Fulfilment Description No 0 Yes 1 1 Are all four skills adequately covered, bearing in mind your course aims and syllabus requirements? 2 Is there material for integrated skills work? Table 3.4.2 shows the checklist for listening evaluation. It consists of five criteria. Table 3.4.2 Listening Skill Checklist No Evaluation Aspect D-Skills Criteria Fulfilment Description No 0 Yes 1 1 Is listening material well recorded as authentic as possible? 2 Is listening material accompanied by background Information which help comprehension? 3 Is listening material accompanied by questions which help comprehension? 4 Is listening material accompanied by activities which help comprehension? 5 Are listening activitiestasks in the textbook appropriate with genre based principles? 42 Table 3.4.3 shows the checklist for speaking evaluation. There are two criteria for evaluating speaking skill activities in the textbook. The criteria cover evaluation of whether material for spoken English is well designed to equip learners for real life interaction and whether speaking activities found in the textbook are appropriate with genre based principles. Table 3.4.3 Speaking Skill Checklist No Evaluation Aspect D-Skills Criteria Fulfilment Description No 0 Yes 1 1 Is material for spoken English dialogues, roleplays, etc. well designed to equip learners for real- life interactions? 2 Are speaking activitiestasks in the textbook appropriate with genre based principles? Table 3.4.4 shows the checklist for reading evaluation. Four criteria that should be evaluated cover evaluation of the reading passages, reading activities and the quantity of the reading materials. Moreover, it is also evaluated whether the reading activities are appropriate with genre based principles or not. Table 3.4.4 Reading Skill Checklist No Evaluation Aspect D-Skills Criteria Fulfilment Description No 0 Yes 1 1 Are reading passages suitable for your students’ level, interests, etc.? 2 Are associated activities suitable for your stuents’ level, interests, etc.? 3 Is there sufficient reading material? 4 Are reading activitiestasks in the textbook appropriate with genre basedprinciples?