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I am required to write an evaluation essay 3000 words of an English Course book in a specific context. My context is Kuwait and the below referenced is what they use at Kuwait university, department of

business studies for English reading and writing intermediate level (3).

Gramer, M. F. & Ward, C. W. (2011). Q: Skills for Success: Reading and Writing (L 3). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

The below is my assessment criteria that I must cover , please ensure this is covered carefully .

Essay requirement

An essay (3,000 words) which critically examines and evaluates ELT materials in relation to their use in a specific ELT context.

1. a sound context-based rationale for the choice of materials for evaluation .
2. critical account of the chosen evaluative framework .
3. in-depth evaluation of the materials, showing awareness of contextual factors and cultural perspectives in ELT.

I will need to only evaluate part of it based on a specific framework. I have attached all the 6 essential readings of course evaluations. The framework is found in the leslie Sheldon’s paper (where there are (17

criteria starting with rationale etc,, ) . I need to focus on one or more than one aspect up to you ( 1 2 or 3 not more ) for the space of the essay and I have chosen the cultural bias or anything you feel you

can talk about better as it is there is a lot to say. In General, the textbook is working well in Kuwait and is culturally applicable / there is a socio- cultural appropriacy and fits well with the course .
Note 🙁 If you feel that there is a better area within the framework to focus on in terms of the book provided – please do let me know and go ahead if its better)
The learning context in Kuwait may be provided from multiple PHD ‘s available online I have attached one just to set the scene about Kuwait university. I have also have written a couple of paragraphs which

I have written previously about Kuwait which might help .

The other references for this module are attached as well for quotations in terms of general issues regarding reading and writing in all the books that were compulsory for this course . Please use as many from

the 6 articles as well as the books .

Teachers instructions
The process of selection of book Students will choose a set of published materials to evaluate and a specific teaching context.
( I have chosen the book mentioned above and referenced again below)

Gramer, M. F. & Ward, C. W. (2011). Q: Skills for Success: Reading and Writing. Level 3 Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Students must:

a) provide a detailed sense of your learning context: primarily who your students are and what their needs are.
Learning context is in Kuwait university college of business studies. Intermediate level. The students needs is to improve all skills areas and finish 4 levels of compulsory English classes to graduate from any

major in the business department. Students are in segregated classes of either girls or boys. Maximum 20 students per class. They are learning English as a foreign language EFL so the exposure to the target

English Language is not available only in university,

b) select a set of learning materials and justify why you have chosen them
we have selected the above mentioned book reading and writing level 3 . I have chosen it as in the near future I will be teaching this book as it is what is used currently and it triggered my evaluation as I will be

teaching it .

c) identify a set of evaluation criteria and critically justify your selection
The evaluation criteria is the Culture bias ( framework ) or if you feel there is something better

d) critically evaluate the original materials according to the evaluation criteria selected
Evalutaion of the book critically examined

e) support your discussion with evidence of reading
reading from the 6 articles as well as the important indictive literature I have attached from the compulsory coursebooks we use.

f) provide a copy of the materials you have evaluated

NA I have the book

Example Previous evaluation essay titles include:

Ex 1 )To what extent does Bachillerato 2 Made Easy fulfil Spanish pre-university English students’ learning needs and aims

Ex 2 )To what extent do literacy materials designed for use in English primary school curriculums need to be adapted for use within the Zimbabwean rural primary school context?

Ex 3 ) An Evaluation of a Coursebook used for Grade 7 EFL Classes in Taiwan: How ‘Communicative’ are the Speaking Activities?

I think the last one suits my context :-

• An evaluation of a course book used for Kuwaiti university intermediate EFL Classes in Kuwait university : Culture approrpiacy / the extent of culture appropriacy ? ( a working title anything u

think would be better if you also choose to change the focus then accordingly).
The essay should probably look like this :-
1) Introduction of my choice of book and the personal trigger which I will be using in the near future as an Instructor of EFL at Kuwait university
2) / context etc ( the A to E points above ).

Then the main body of what I should cover as a threshold to pass.
? a sound context-based rationale for the choice of materials for evaluation .
? critical account of the chosen evaluative framework .
? in-depth evaluation of the materials, showing awareness of contextual factors and cultural perspectives in ELT.

If you have attached all the references and compulsory reading books to reference from.