Textbook Evaluation Checklist
Patricia Byrd and Marianne
Celce-Murcia
Evaluation of the fit
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Yes
(a good fit)
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Perhaps
(an adequate fit)
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Probably
(a poor fit)
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Absolutely not (wrong for
curriculum, students, and/or teachers)
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Fit between the textbook and
the curriculum
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Fits curriculum goals
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Has appropriate linguistic
content
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Has appropriate thematic
content
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Fits the pedagogical and SLA
philosophy of the program/course
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Fit between the textbook and
the students
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Explanations understandable and
useable for students
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Examples understandable and
useable for students
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Activities appropriate for
students
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Thematic content understandable
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Fit between the textbook and
the teachers
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Fits the language skills of our
teachers
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Fits the knowledge based of our
teachers
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Provides explanation that can
be used by our teachers
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Provides examples that can be
used and expanded by our teachers
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Fits the needs and preference
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Provides in-book or
instructor’s manual support for teachers
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Overall evaluation of the fit
of the book for this course in this program
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Should the text be selected
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