Evaluating an English Language Textbook: A Study on ‘English-2’ in the light of Communicative Language Teaching Principles.

Abstract

This study aims to evaluate the ESL content to check its suitability to develop learners’ communicative competence. The study uses content analysis approach to analyze the content of ‘English-2’, (a textbook taught to the students of grade-2 in Punjab, Pakistan), with the help of a checklist devised on communicative language teaching principles. The results reveal some of the breeches between the content of English-2 and the communicative language teaching principles which might make the said book unsuitable to facilitate the development of communicative competence in the learners. Therefore, the study proposes relevant revisions as recommended by the experts.