International Journal of Physical and Social Sciences

  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue: 3

An evaluation of the intermediate english (compulsory) textbook- II (Prose) published by Sindh Textbook Board, Jamshoro

  • Author:
  • Muhammad Asif, Jawaid Ahmed Siddiqui, Memona Saeed
  • Total Page Count: 12
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 162 to 173

Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences, Hamdard University, Karachi, Pakistan

Abstract

This study evaluated the Intermediate English (Prose) Textbook published by Sindh Textbook Board Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan. A textbook is a well-prepared source that guides the guide (teacher) what to teach. If the textbooks are misused, the scope of the education can be harmful. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the content of the English (Prose) textbook-II for the Intermediate level published by the Sindh Textbook Board, Jamshoro Sindh. The study also aims to find out either the purpose of the book are well served or not. If we have an eagle eye on the contents, we find that it does not fulfill the requirement presented in the National Curriculum. And the other problem that we find is that the course content are outdated and have the vocabulary that is not easy to understand for the students of the intermediate level. Textbook serves both the purposes, good and bad. Either a good teacher uses an unsound textbook or and unsound teacher uses the well-produced textbook, in both the cases the process of education is affected. The literature review assures that textbook evaluation is an integral part of study. If good methods are involved in it, this is the way to improve the quality of the textbook for the future generation. Moreover, it gives the idea of strength and weaknesses of the material being taught.