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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Approval ..............................................................................................
Declaration ..........................................................................................
Acknowledgements .............................................................................
Dedication ............................................................................................
Preface .................................................................................................
Abstract ...............................................................................................
Table of Contents .................................................................................

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

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INTRODUCTION ........................................................

1

1.1

Background of the Study .....................................

1

1.2 Purpose of the Study ...........................................

2

1.3 Research Questions .............................................

2

1.4 Significance of the Study ....................................

3

1.5

Research Methodology ........................................

4

1.6 Thesis Organization ............................................

4

THE TEACHERS’ UNDERSTANDING OF THE
CURRICULUM AND THEIR PRACTICE OF USING
EFL TEXTBOOKS TO ACHIEVE THE LEARNING
OBJECTIVES ...............................................................

6

2.1 Communicative Language Teaching ...................

6

2.2 English Curriculum .............................................

9

2.3 EFL Textbooks.....................................................

16

2.4 Communicative Competence ..............................

19

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ...................................

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Chapter 4

3.1 Research Design ..................................................

22

3.2 Research Site .......................................................

23

3.2.1 Choice of the Site ......................................

23

3.2.2 Access to the Research Setting.................

23

3.2.3 The Classroom ..........................................

23

3.2.4 The Teachers ............................................

24

3.2.5 The Students ............................................

24

3.3 Research Objectives ............................................

24

3.4 Research Methods ..............................................

25

DATA ANALYSIS, FINDINGS, AND DISCUSSIONS .

28

4.1 Data Analysis..........................................................

30

4.1.1

Chapter 5

The Analysis of Teachers’ Understanding
of the Present English Curriculum ..........

30

4.1.2 The Analysis of the Teachers’ and

Students’ Perceptions on the EFL
Textbooks .................................................

32

4.1.2.1 The Analysis of the Teachers’
Perception
of
the
EFL
Textbooks.................................

32

4.1.2.2 The Analysis of The Students’
Perception
on
The
EFL
Textbooks ...................................

40

4.1.3 The Analysis of the Teachers’ Ways of
Using EFL Textbooks to Achieve the
Learning Objectives .................................

85

4.2 Findings and Discussions ......................................

91

CONCLUSSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ........

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5.1 Conclusions ............................................................

120

5.2 Recommendations .................................................

122

References.............................................................................................

124

Appendices............................................................................................

126

Lesson Plans
Classroom Observation Sheets
Learning Objectives and Teachers’ Behaviour Sheets
Interview Transcripts: Teachers and Students

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