A corpus-based analysis of textbooks used in the orientation course for immigrants in Germany: Ideological and pedagogic implications

Leung, Ray C. H.

doi:10.1515/jolace-2016-0030

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“…Concerning ELT (English Language Teaching), there have been many studies comparing the language used in textbooks/course books and language in corpora (Arellano, 2018;Biber & Reppen, 2002;Burton, 2012;Cheng & Warren, 2007;Choi & Chon, 2012;Dongkwang & Chon, 2011;Leung, 2016;Ojanen, 2008;Phoocharoensil, 2017, among others). Interestingly, those studies predominantly show the discrepancies between language in textbooks and language in corpora.…”

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Collocates of 'great' and 'good' in the Corpus of Contemporary American English and Indonesian EFL textbooks

Oktavianti

Sarage

2021

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Previous studies have proven some discrepancies between language presented in EFL textbooks and the real use of English. This fact contradicts the teaching materials’ aim, which is intended to equip the learners to be communicatively competent. This study then investigates the use of adjectives, limited to ‘great’ and ‘good’ in terms of the frequent and strong co-occurrences, i.e., collocations, in a general reference corpus of Standard English to be compared with those in Indonesian EFL textbooks. The data were collected from both the corpus and the textbooks, but the analyses in the textbooks were generated based on the Mutual Information (MI) score of the collocates. Based on the comparison, it is evident that there are some similarities between adjective use in the textbooks and the corpus in terms of verb collocates of the adjectives. The mismatches, however, are quite remarkable, especially in terms of the variability of adverb collocates and the absence of prominent noun collocates in the textbooks. Pedagogically speaking, these results should be taken into consideration in writing the textbooks to enhance the quality of the language content prepared for the learners in the EFL context.

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Collocates of 'great' and 'good' in the Corpus of Contemporary American English and Indonesian EFL textbooks

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Sarage

2021

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“…The reliance of research on text analysis with little attention to the context of the use of the textbook, however, has limitations since researchers argue that textbooks should be examined deeply in terms of how teachers use them in classrooms (Nicol & Crespo, 2006). Furthermore, Leung (2016) noted that it is essential for textbook studies to be situated in cultural settings to understand differences between countries based on instructional practices in different contexts. Fan et al (2013) proposed the following framework to classify the literature on textbook research in mathematics consisting of the role of textbooks, textbook analysis, and comparison textbook use, and other aspects.…”

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Middle School Teachers' Use of Compulsory Textbooks in Instruction of Mathematics

Ulusoy

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2020

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This study investigates how a sample of middle school mathematics teachers interpret and use compulsory textbooks in the Turkish classroom context based on their: (i) purposes of using textbooks; (ii) frequency and duration of using textbooks; (iii) approaches to using textbooks; and (iv) preferences concerning an ideal mathematics textbook. The research was carried out using the case study model. Data were collected from 17 middle school teachers in six public schools via semi-structured interviews and classroom observations. A content analysis approach was applied to analyse the data collected from the questionnaire completed by the participants. The results indicated that the teachers used textbooks for both pedagogic purposes and giving student assignments. The teachers revealed varied approaches to using textbooks, including adherence, elaboration, and creation with most of them using an elaboration approach. The teachers commonly used textbooks in whole-class activities rather than individual and group work. The findings also indicated that teachers criticized compulsory textbooks from various aspects when describing an ideal mathematics textbook. This study shows the necessity for further studies that focus on teachers' textbook design capacity to explore the relationships between teachers and textbooks and that examine the role of using different textbooks in the learning process.

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“…Corpus linguists have argued that a well-designed corpus study can characterize the 'aboutness' of texts (Scott & Tribble, 2006b, 2006aWarren, 2010). Keyword analysis in textbooks, for example, can help us characterize the knowledge domain and bring our attention to the ideologies embedded within ( Fraysse-Kim, 2010;Leung, 2016). Both Frayesse-Kim (2010) and Leung (2016) use textbooks as a site of inquiry, and through keyword analysis, they are able to present data and arguments about the texts' ideologies.…”

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“…Keyword analysis in textbooks, for example, can help us characterize the knowledge domain and bring our attention to the ideologies embedded within ( Fraysse-Kim, 2010;Leung, 2016). Both Frayesse-Kim (2010) and Leung (2016) use textbooks as a site of inquiry, and through keyword analysis, they are able to present data and arguments about the texts' ideologies. Using keyword analysis, researchers can go further to characterize the content and provide insights about an entire corpus of disciplinary texts (Biber & Jones, 2009).…”

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A corpus-based analysis of textbooks used in the orientation course for immigrants in Germany: Ideological and pedagogic implications

Cited by 4 publications

References 16 publications

Collocates of 'great' and 'good' in the Corpus of Contemporary American English and Indonesian EFL textbooks

Collocates of 'great' and 'good' in the Corpus of Contemporary American English and Indonesian EFL textbooks

Middle School Teachers' Use of Compulsory Textbooks in Instruction of Mathematics

From theorizing to practicing multimodality: The prevalence and function of multimodal terminology in writing textbooks

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