An Analysis on English Adventure 5, Based on its Content,Related to Use of Contemporary Materials for Teaching of 12
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.19053/cdhp2978Keywords:
teaching, materials, gender, Communicative Approach, students' interest.Abstract
This paper is based in the use of a textbook called English Adventure as a tool in the teaching of English as a foreign language in a university in Bogotá. English Adventure is designed for children. The goal of this study is to explore if this textbook is a useful material to teach English to the contemporary young generation and to analyze if its content presents a well-designed structure that follows the current linguistic parameters. Findings suggest that the textbook is appropriate for 12, especially because gender roles are presented in fair manner.
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