37 writing activities, and the implementation of genre based principles in the writing
activities.
Table 3.4.5 Written Cycle - Writing Checklist
No. Skills Criteria
Criteria Fulfilment
1. Are writing activities suitable in terms of amount of
guidancecontrol? 2.
Are writing activities suitable in terms of degree of accuracy?
3. Are writing activities suitable in terms of organization of
longer pieces of writing e.g., paragraphing? 4.
Are writing activities suitable in terms of use of appropriate styles?
5. Are writing activitiestasks in the textbook appropriate with
genre based principles?
5. Topic
Table 3.5 is to evaluate topic aspect. There are seven criteria in this part. Those criteria are about learners’ interest, variety of topic, implementation of
topic, sophistication of material, social and cultural context, and the equality of some aspects.
Table 3.5 Topic Checklists
No. Topic Criteria
Criteria Fulfilment
1. Is there sufficient material of genuine interest to learners?
2. Is there enough variety of topic?
3. Do the topics allow learners to expand their awareness and
enrich their experience? 4.
Is the sophistication of the materials suitable with learners’ language level?
5. Does this textbook allow the learners to relate themselves
to the social and cultural contexts presented in the textbook?
6. Are women portrayed and represented equally with men?
7. Are other groups represented, with reference to ethnic
origin, occupation, disability, etc.?
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6. Methodology
This part contains five criteria about the methodology used in the textbook. Those criteria are to know students’ involvement, compatibility of the techniques,
development of communicative abilities, students’ assistance, and students’ targets.
Table 3.6 Methodology Checklists
No. Methodology Criteria
Criteria Fulfilment
1. Does this textbook allow active learner involvement?
2. Are the techniques used for presentingpracticing new
language items suitable for learners? 3.
Does this textbook develop learners’ communicative abilities?
4. Does the material include any advicehelp to students on
study skills and learning strategies? 5.
Are students expected to take a degree of responsibility for their own learning?
7. Teachers’ Books
There are five criteria in this part which used to find the existence of adequate guidance, the quality of the teachers’ book, content of the teachers’ book, set of
the teachers’ book, and keys of the exercise in the textbook.
Table 3.7 Teachers’ Books Checklists
No. Teachers’ Books Criteria
Criteria Fulfilment
1. Is there adequate guidance for teachers who will be using
the textbook and its supporting materials? 2.
Are the teachers’ books comprehensive and supportive? 3.
Do they adequately cover teaching techniques, language items such as grammar rules and culture-specific
information? 4.
Do the writers set out and justify the basic premises and principles underlying the material?
5. Are keys to exercises given?
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8. Practical Considerations
