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1、CoursebookEvaluation　　Prof.WangPingSupervisor　　1.Introduction　　Englishlanguagelearning（ELT）materialsplayaveryimportantroleinmanylanguageclassrooms.Thusweneedtobeabletomakeinformedandappropriatechoiceswhenselectingcoursebooksandsupportingmaterials.Thesignificanc

2、eofcoursebookevaluationbecomesobviously.　　1.1Background　　Generallyspeaking，coursebooksareviewedasatoolofEFL（EnglishasForeignLanguage）teachingandlearning，akindoftargetlanguagesourceforEFLlearnersaswell.Asaresult，theybecomeanessentialpartofanEFLcourse.Ononehand，l

3、earnersmayobtainthemajorsourceofcontactbetweentheirexistingknowledgeandwhathavebeenprovidedbyteachers；ontheotherhand，coursebooksmayprovideideasofplanninglessonsaswellasformatstoinexperiencedteachers.　　1.2Theprimarypurposesofthispaper　　Withtheextensiveuseofcomme

4、rcialcoursebooksinnowadays，muchofthelanguageteachingoccursthroughouttheworld.Therefore，thewayofusingandadaptingcoursebooksbecomessignificantinteacher’sprofessionalknowledge.Inrecentyears，Englishteachingreforminhighervocationalcollegehasbeenembeddedperpetually，m

5、ultifariousofvocationalEnglishcoursebookshavebeenspringingup.Therefore，vocationalEnglishteachershavetoselecttheappropriatecoursebooksonthebasisofteachingneedsinordertoaccomplishthespecificteachingobjectiveseffectively.Underthiscircumstance，theevaluationofvocati

6、onalEnglishcoursebooksbecomesimportantandindispensable.Thus，wehavetomakeefforttoestablishavarietyofappropriatecriteriatoevaluatecoursebookswhichareusedinlanguageclassrooms.Ofcourse，weneedtomakesurethatthematerialsweselectedcouldreflecttheaimsofteachingprogram.A

7、dditionally，theevaluationofcoursebookscanalsodevelopteachers’professionalabilities.　　2.TheoriesofEnglishlanguageteachingmaterialsevaluation　　2.1TheideaifacoursebookfromBrown（2009）　　Browncategorizescoursebookintotwotypes.Thefirsttypeincludesthosethatmakescasualm

8、entionofthebookwithsuggestionsthatstudentsreadeasily，gradedmaterialsintheirsparetimebutwithoutprovidingspecifictitles.Anothertypeincludesextractsorcompletestoriesfromgradedr