A critical review of a textbook of English prescribed by RBSE/CBSE for secondary classes.

A critical review of a textbook of English prescribed by RBSE/CBSE for secondary classes.

A critical review of a textbook of English prescribed by RBSE/CBSE for secondary classes :

All the lessons should be interesting enough to capture the student’s attention. The interest level can be improved providing touching dialogues, elements of suspense, simple sentences and decreasing the length of the lesson. There are number of examples of different type of values. The teacher should discuss the importance of these values using the examples and illustration from real life. More examples should be given for national and international understanding. Though there are varieties of themes in the text book lesson, at least one lesson should be added containing the knowledge about new technologies and computer. The new gram mar structure should be introduced by increasing more illustrations. The teacher should explain forms of different grammar structure and provide more illustrations of the respective grammar structures while teaching in the classroom. The new vocabulary items should be repeated to consolidate the use of the new words. Textbook writ ers should prepare the lesson of the textbook in such a way that the new grammar structures and new vocabulary items happen to be repeated for practice to students. More emphasis should be given on the language aspect than to subject matter while preparing the textbook.

Evaluation of the Textbook

(i) Variation of themes is good,

(ii) The themes of the lessons and poems are relevant to the age level of the students,

(iii) Most of the lessons are interesting because of fantasy, suspense and thrilling incidents etc.,

(iv) The interest level of one lesson is not good because of mere conversation with too many questions and answers,

(v) The reflection of different type of values is very good

(vi) New structures introduced are not repeated enough time in that particular lesson,

(vii) There are many simple and compound sentences,

(viii) The more emphasis is given on the content than on the language aspect,

(ix) The communicative perspective of teaching English language is reflected in the textbook.

Critical Review

• The subject matter is related to the age level of the students.
• The textbook lessons are found to be prepared for incul cation of different values.
• The new grammar structures are not repeated enough in the lessons.
• The selection of the new words is average.
• The way of introducing new language items is poor.
• The themes of the lessons have a variety which is welcomed by teachers and students.
• The inclusions of different values are well enough.
• The interest level of the lesson is very good according to teachers.
• The proportion of different types of lesson is good.
• The order of presenting the content is good.
• The length of the lessons is supplicient.

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