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2. Materials Evaluation
The term material evaluation as a field in linguistic study, Tomlinson 2003: 15 defines material evaluation as ‘a procedure that involves measuring the value or
potential value of a set of learning materials’. Moreover, an evaluation emphasises the needs of the users of the materials and makes subjective judgments about their
effects. Supporting Tomlinson, Carter and Nunan state it, “the process of measuring the value of learning materials.” An evaluation for workbooks used in a school is very
important because the value or the content of the materials in a workbook becomes a crucial thing which influences the success or the failure of education effort in a
school. Equally important, this book evaluation is also useful for the teachers in
deciding and choosing appropriate workbook for their students. Sheldon 1998 explains that the idea of evaluating book is closely linked to the selection of a book.
This serves as a decision-making process, The selection of a particular core volume signals an executive educational
decision in which there is considerable professional, financial and even political investment. This high profile means that the definition and
application of systematic criteria for assessing coursebooks are vital. p.237
Supported by Hutchinson 1987, he claims, …materials evaluation plays such an important role in language teaching that
its potential for influencing the way teachers operate is considerable. Materials evaluation can and should be a two-way process which enables
teachers not just to select a textbook, but also to develop their awareness of their own teaching learning situation. pp.37-38.
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12 In other words, Hutchison argues that in language teaching, material evaluation takes
a crucial part in helping teachers to consider a book for their students. This kind of evaluation is also able to raise teachers’ awareness toward their own teaching
learning situation. Another definition from Hutchison and Waters 1984: 64, “evaluation is a matter of judging the fitness of something for particular purpose,”
shows that evaluation of books also had a function as a kind of educational judgment. As a conclusion, materials evaluation is useful for helping teachers to make decisions
in selecting a book, including workbook, forming professional judgments, and raising awareness or reflecting teaching and learning experience.
3. Book Evaluation Criteria
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