What should I use?

Textbook analysis

Magdalena Ciubancan
APJR
”Dimitrie Cantemir” Christian University, Bucharest
September 20-21 2014
What textbook did you use when you learned

Japanese?
What are the strong points and the weak points

of the textbook you are using now?

What do you take into consideration when

choosing a particular textbook for your students?

 Questions to think about when choosing a
textbook

Who is the target group? 対象は誰か

What is the main purpose of the textbook? 目標は何か

What type of syllabus is it based on? シラバスの種類は何か

Does it have explanations in a language that all students

understand? 媒介語による説明はあるか
Does it have auxiliary materials? 付属教材はあるか

What is the structure of each unit? 各課の構造と内容

 Syllabus
 Grammatical syllabus ( 文法シラバス )
the verb (tense, mood, aspect)
 Structural syllabus ( 構造シラバス )
grammar structures (V- てもいいです )
 Situational syllabus ( 場面シラバス )
at the ariport, at the hospital
 Topic sylllabus ( 話題・トピック　シラバス )
family, politics
 Skill syllabus ( 技能・スキルシラバス )
reading, listening, speaking, writing
 Functional syllabus ( 機能シラバス )
request, refusal, interdiction
 Task syllabus ( タスク　シラバス )
writing a letter of complaint, making an appointment
 Notional syllabus 　 〔 概念シラバス）
cognitive categories (time, space, frequency etc.)
 Choose a unit and think about the following points
（　） Are the grammar points explained clearly in each unit?
各課で教える文法項目がはっきりしているか
（　） Is the Japanese language used naturally?
本文の日本語は自然か
（　） Is the content interesting?
本文の内容は面白いか
（　） Can the student use it by himself/herself?
学習者一人でも勉強できるか
（　） Does it have many/enough examples?
例文がたくさんあるか
（　） Does it have many/enough exercises?
練習問題がたくさんあるか
（　） Does it have pictures?
絵や写真がたくさんあるか
（　） Does it include cultural references?
文化的な要素がたくさん紹介されているか