An Exploration of ESL/EFL Textbook Evaluation Checklist Criteria for Assessing Visual Elements

Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV)

Confidenciality: No

Education area(s): Ensenyament i Adquisició de l'Anglès com a Llengua Estrangera / Segona Llengua

Title in different languages: An Exploration of ESL/EFL Textbook Evaluation Checklist Criteria for Assessing Visual Elements

Abstract: This paper provides an exploratory assessment of the criteria in 12 ESL/EFL textbook evaluation checklists which directly address visual elements in order to deduce to what extent they reflect established benefits of multimodal ELT materials and if they are reliable for assessing images during the evaluation process. A mixed-method approach gathers quantitative data around checklist criteria directly addressing visual elements. The qualitative data from the criteria shows four recurring and salient themes. An interpretive analysis of the results highlights disparities and concurrencies between the body of existing research on using visual elements for language acquisition.

Subject: Ciències de l'Educació

Academic year: 2020-2021

Language: Anglès

Work's public defense date: 2021-06-22

Subject areas: Education sciences

Student: Wickenhauser, Emily Jane

Department: Estudis Anglesos i Alemanys

Creation date in repository: 2021-07-06

TFM credits: 11

Keywords: EFL/ESL textbooks, textbook evaluation checklists, functions of visuals

Title in original language: An Exploration of ESL/EFL Textbook Evaluation Checklist Criteria for Assessing Visual Elements

Access Rights: info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

Project director: Espada Sánchez, Ana Isabel