Arab World English Journal (AWEJ) Volume 12. Number2 June 2021 Pp.169- 184
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.24093/awej/vol12no2.12
An Evaluation of English Department Coursebooks at Komar University: A Case Study
Kochar Ali Saeed
English Department, Komar University of Science and Technology, Sulaymaniyah
Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Lanya Mohammed Sabir
English Department, Komar University of Science and Technology
Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Bayar Swara Fatah
English Department, Komar University of Science and Technology
Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Received: 3/24/2021 Accepted: 5/16/2021 Published: 6/24/2021
Abstract:
This research aims to give a clear image of coursebook evaluation in the English department of Komar University of Science and Technology (KUST) in Iraqi Kurdistan. The focus of this paper is to show the advantages and disadvantages of six coursebooks that are used in the English department of KUST. For this purpose, the researchers conducted interviews with the instructors and a survey with the students of these courses. These interviews and the survey show the good sides and the shortcomings of the studied coursebooks by asking different types of questions related to the contents of the books. The research took place in Fall-Winter 2019. The study results show that two-thirds of the teachers were satisfied with the coursebooks chosen to teach in the department of English to a large degree, and most of the students were satisfied with their coursebooks.
Keywords: coursebook, ELT, evaluation, interviews, Komar University, predictive evaluation, retrospective evaluation
Cite as: Saeed, K. A., Sabir, L. M., & Fatah, B. F. (2021). An Evaluation of English Department Coursebooks at Komar University:
A Case Study. Arab World English Journal, 12 (2) 169-184.
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.24093/awej/vol12no2.12
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