Third Year Primary School English Textbook Analysis

Abstract

Implementing English in primary school for the second time presents a new challenge for the ministry of education and book designers to give birth to a suitable and convenient textbook. The present study aims atanalyzingthe current English textbook which is addressed for third year grade, in order to check the appropriateness of the content, achievements of learners’ needs and meeting teachers’ expectations. In order to tackle this issue, an online questionnaire was used as a research tool to gather data.The questionnaire was answered by sixteen (16) English primary teacher from state and private schools.The results obtained, concludes that teachers’ views vary towards the textbook through theanswered questions.