مجلة البحوث التربوية والتعليمية
Volume 13, Numéro 1, Pages 891-906
2024-03-31
Vocabulary Input In Algerian Primary-school Textbooks Of English: The Case Of My Book Of English, Year 3
Authors : Boudjadar Tareq .
Abstract
In light of initiating the teaching of English as a foreign language in Algerian primary schools, the present paper investigates the vocabulary size of the textbook designed for primary-school learners: My Book of English. Our study focuses on the frequency and range of lexical input included in the textbook by comparison with Nations’ BNC/COCA2000 word list. The results indicate that many of the headwords included in the coursebook are part of the word list, but with less recycling; a number of words are considered low-frequent vocabulary and thus unnecessary for beginners. We found also that a number of useful words were not included in the textbook. The study concludes by suggesting a number of vocabulary selection criteria for textbook authors so as to make the lexical items more useful for primary-school learners in the future editions of the textbook.
Keywords
EFL ; coursebooks; textbooks ; vocabulary / lexical input ; word list ; textbook / coursebook evaluation
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