KOTESOL International Conference 2016
(Concurrent Session)
Aki Siegel, Hosei University
Will We Really Talk About This?: Evaluation of EFL Textbook Topics
Abstract
This study investigates the authenticity of textbook topics in comparison to topics in English as a lingua franca conversations outside the classroom. Topics from 11 EFL/ESL textbooks and 37 hours of English conversations between Japanese and non-Japanese students from ten different countries were collected, categorized, and compared. Findings show a large discrepancy between the textbooks and conversations in topics in certain areas. The presentation will illustrate these differences from textbooks and video recorded conversations. Pedagogic implications include incorporating topics that are realistic and practical into the language classrooms to better prepare students for the "world out there."
Biographicals
Aki Siegel (Ph.D.) is an Associate Professor at Hosei University, in Tokyo, Japan. She has taught English at the university level in Japan, Vietnam, and the U.S. Her research interests include conversation analysis, pragmatics, and evidence based language teaching.
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