Choosing a textbook: questionnaire (part 1) Choosing, a textbook: questionnaire (part 2) Choosing a textbook: questionnaire (part 3)

Does the book suit your students? Does the book suit the teacher?
1 Is if attractive? Given the average YES PARTLY NO 1 Is your overall impression of the YES PARTLY NO Does the textbook suit the syllabus and examination?
age of your students, would they contents and layout of the course exaHas
examination?
enjoy using it? 1. the book been recommended YES PARTLY NO
favourable? or approved by the authorities?
2 Is it culturally acceptable? YES PARTLY NO YES PARTLY NO 2. Does the book follow the official YES PARTLY NO
3 Does it reflect what you know about YES PARTLY NO 2 Is there a good, clear teacher’s guide
your students' needs and interests? syllabus in a creative manner?
with answers and help on methods YES PARTLY NO
and additional activities? 3. Is the course well-graded, so that
4 Is it about the right level of YES PARTLY NO
YES PARTLY NO it gives well-structured and
difficulty? 3 Can one use the book in the
5 Is it about the right length? YES PARTLY NO systematic coverage of the language?
classroom without constantly having 4. If it does more than the syllabus YES PARTLY NO
6 Are the course’s physical YES PARTLY NO to turn to the teacher’s guide?
characteristics appropriate? (e.g. is requires, is the result an
4 Are the recommended methods and YES PARTLY NO improvement?
it durable?)
7 Are there enough authentic approaches suitable for you, your 5. Are the activities, contents and YES PARTLY NO
YES PARTLY NO
materials, so that the students can students and your classroom? methods used in the course well-
see thijt.the book is relevant to real planned and executed?
life? 5 Are the approaches easily adaptable YES PARTLY NO 6. Has it been prepared specifically YES PARTLY NO
8 Does it achieve an acceptable YES PARTLY NO if necessary? for the target examination?
balance between knowledge about YES PARTLY NO 7. Do the course’s methods help the YES PARTLY NO
6 Does using the course require little students prepare for the exam?
the language, and practice in using
or no time-consuming preparation? 8. Is there a good balance between YES PARTLY NO
the language?
7 Are useful ancillary materials such YES PARTLY NO what the examination requires, and
9 Does it achieve an acceptable YES PARTLY NO
as tapes, workbooks, and visuals what the students need?
balance between the relevant
language skills, and integrate them provided? 9. Is there enough examination YES PARTLY NO
8 Is there sufficient provision made YES PARTLY NO practice?
so that work in one skill area helps
for tests and revision? 10. Does the course contain useful hints YES PARTLY NO
the others? 9 Does the book use a ‘spiral’ YES PARTLY NO
10 Does the book contain enough YES PARTLY NO on examination technique?
approach, so that items are
communicative activities to' enable
regularly revised and used again in Score: 2points for every YES answer.
the students to use the language
different contexts? 1 point for every PARTLY answer.
independently?
10 Is the course appropriate for, and YES PARTLY NO 0 for every NO answer.
Score: 2points for every YES answer.
liked by, colleagues?
1 point for every PARTL Y answer.
0 for every NO answer Score: 2points for every YES answer.
1 point for every PARTLY answer.
0 for every NO answer.