Retrospective Theses and Dissertations                     Iowa State University Capstones, Theses and
                                                                                                           Dissertations
                  1991
                  Evaluation of Korean English textbooks at
                  secondary level
                  Yuhsoon Park
                  Iowa State University
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                  Evaluation of Korean English textbooks 
                          at secondary level 
                               by 
                            Yuhsoon  Park 
                        A  Thesis  Submitted to  the 
                Graduate Faculty in Partial Fulfillment of  the 
                      Requirements  for  the Degree  of 
                            MASTER  OF  ARTS 
                    Department:  English 
                        Major:  TESL  (Teaching English as 
                                 a  Second Language) 
       Signatures have been redacted for privacy 
                         Iowa State University 
                              Ames,  Iowa 
                                1991 
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                           TABLE  OF  CONTENTS 
                                                     Page 
         INTRODUCTION                                  1 
           Current  Status of  English Education and  Textbooks 
           in Korea                                    2 
           Statement  of  Research Questions           5 
         LITERATURE  REVIEW                            7 
           The  Nature  of  Language                   9 
           The  Nature  of  Language  Learning         12 
           Educational-Cultural Philosophy             24 
         PRINCIPLES  FOR  EVALUATING  TEXTBOOKS        28 
           Language  Skills                            28 
           Culture                                     31 
           Communicative Activities                    33 
           Authenticity                                37 
         METHODS                                       40 
           Rationale  for  Selecting Textbooks         40 
           Coding                                      42 
         RESULTS                                       47 
           Language  Skills                           47 
           Culture                                     52 
           Communicative Activities                   53 
           Authenticity                                55 
         DISCUSSION  AND  CONCLUSION                   58 
         REFERENCES                                    69 
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             ACKNOWLEDGMENTS                                                    73 
             APPENDIX  A.  CODING  OF  LANGUAGE  SKILLS                         74 
             APPENDIX  B.  CODING  OF  CULTURAL  CONTENT                        76 
             APPENDIX  C.  CODING  OF  COMMUNICATIVE  ACTIVITIES  IN 
                           EXERCISES  SECTIONS                                  77 
             APPENDIX  D.  CODING  OF  AUTHENTICITY  IN  CONVERSATION/ 
                           DIALOGUE  AND  READING  SECTIONS                     78