Course book evaluation reflection:

This was our third evaluation, equivalent to 25% of the final grade. We

were ordered to evaluate a given textbook by the teacher, and it was evaluated

according to the following areas factual information, topics, methodology, the

language, and skills.

The main objective of this evaluation was to assess the effectiveness of the

texts provided by the ministry or whether schools should require parents to

buy other textbooks. In pairs, we evaluated whether the topics agreed with the

appropriate vocabulary to the required level. And we realized that books were

approaching the reality of students, contextualizing the issues of everyday life.

The book contained many '' grammar chart ''  that provided with easy to

understand explanations for the students. I think that teachers should use those

resources, and emphasize them in class, in that way learners will see these

tables as ''extra help ''. The book had plenty of pictures of famous people,

recognizable to students, with the goal of students use these examples in

exercises, activities and produce the language. I believe that the book was

appropriate for the ages of 9 to 10 years, and it was adapted to the needs of

students. Also, this had a lot of activities for the development of English as a

Foreign Language. I think that the development of the skills were included,

teaching models were identified, we analyze the structure of the text, its

organization, the instructions were clearly expressed, and the language was

clear and progressive. Definitely, the analysis of the book was crucial to know

part of the work of a teacher; I think this assessment contributes to my life as a

student and as a future teacher. Through a thorough analysis a person can

collect a lot of data that contribute to the learning of English as a foreign

language.