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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?