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Jayakaran Mukundan
Universal Putra Malaysia
Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

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AUTOMATIC AND SEMI-AUTOMATIC PROCESSES OF WORDSMITH 3.0 AS A TEXTBOOK EVALUATION INSTRUMENT: A CASE STUDY Jayakaran Mukundan; Anealka Aziz Hussin
TEFLIN Journal: A publication on the teaching and learning of English Vol 17, No 2 (2006)
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As checklists developed for textbook evaluation are question-able in terms of reliability and validity, other ways are being sought to bring about more systematic, efficient and objective evaluation instruments, which can provide greater insight into the strengths and weak-nesses of textbooks. With this in mind, the researchers explored the abilities of WordSmith 3.0, a concordance software, in providing some insights into the structure of textbooks. This study will provide findings on data WordSmith 3.0 generates automatically and semi-automatically, and how this information could be used in the evaluation of textbooks.
English Language Teaching Materials and Cross-Cultural Understanding: Are There Bridges or Divides? Jayakaran Mukundan
TEFLIN Journal: A publication on the teaching and learning of English Vol 16, No 1 (2005)
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Abstract: English Language Teaching (ELT) materials can contribute immensely to cross-cultural understanding in the emerging globalised and borderless world. This is because there are common denominators present when materials are used in the teaching of the language across borders. An attempt to teach a language, for instance, must also consider the ways or the contexts in which it is used. Thus language cannot be detached from culture. The textbook or coursebook has been "standard equipment" for teachers for decades, maybe centuries. However the culture of the tar-get language has hardly ever been associated with the learning of the lan­guage within textbooks. This paper discusses the importance in which the essential elements of language and communication and culture in text-books contribute towards language competency and cross-cultural under-standing. The writer also discusses the relevance and the importance of the awareness of the connections between language and cross-cultural un­derstanding amongst curriculum developers and materials developers and users.
Co-Authors Anealka Aziz Hussin