This paper seeks to analyze the passive voice in English textbooks in terms of sufficiency, sequencing, variety, interest, authenticity, and appropriateness. A total of thirty textbooks was randomly chosen for the analysis, six exemplars being selected from each grade from intermediate middle school through advanced high school. The results show that the subtypes of passives presented were substantial enough to fully understand the nature of the passive, and that the various sub-types of passives were sequenced reasonably. However, limitations were revealed in providing enough variety of activities/exercises on the one hand and of visual aids on the other. The textbooks were also found to contain several non-authentic language patterns such as wrong choice of the verb, collocation problems, etc. More serious was not only heavy reliance on sentence-level mechanical practices, particularly conversion exercises, but also the lack of attention paid to function-oriented instructions on the passive. These findings are expected to contribute to the effective design of new textbooks under the revised curriculum.
목차
Ⅰ. Introduction Ⅱ. Literature Review Ⅲ. Research Method Ⅳ. Results Ⅴ. Pedagogical Implications and Suggestions References
한국외국어교육학회 [The Korea Association of Foreign Languages Education]
설립연도
1995
분야
인문학>언어학
소개
본 학회는 외국어 교육 분야 상호간의 연구 성과 교류를 통하여, 외국어 교육의 이론과 실제를 발전시키고, 회원 상호간의 친목을 도모함으로써 외국어 교육 분야간의 학문적 교류를 활성화하는 것을 그 설립 목적으로 한다. 그리고 더 나아가서는 국제 협력 차원에서 다양한 언어 및 문화의 이해를 증진시키는 동시에 언어 정책과 관련하여 국제 관계 개선을 위한 가교 역할을 담당하고자 한다.