@inbook{fecddf7ec06e485e8bfca88d079574e6,
title = "Language Pedagogy: An Evaluation of Oral Communication Skill Materials in Secondary School ELT Books in Pakistan",
abstract = "This chapter evaluates the Oral Communication Skills (OCS) materials presented in two prominent English language coursebooks that are used in grade 10 classes of state and private schools in Pakistan, respectively. A first glance and in-depth evaluation (McGrath, in Materials evaluation and design for language teaching, Edinburgh University Press, 2002) of the two coursebooks was carried out in this study to investigate the presence or absence of a balance among the four language skills materials; the suitability and effectiveness of the coursebooks; and the similarities or differences among the two textbooks. It emerges that the coursebook used in private schools is superior in terms of defining and specifying its aims and objectives, content, and the inclusion and presentation of OCS materials. The chapter concludes with suggestions aimed at improving the English OCS pedagogy in secondary schools in Pakistan.",
keywords = "Coursebook, Materials evaluation, Oral communication skills (OCS)",
author = "Saima Nomaan",
year = "2022",
month = feb,
day = "6",
doi = "10.1007/978-981-16-7826-4\_21",
language = "English",
isbn = "9789811678257",
series = "English Language Teaching: Theory, Research and Pedagogy",
publisher = "Springer Singapore",
pages = "345--367",
editor = "\{Ali Raza\}, Naziha and Christine Coombe",
booktitle = "English Language Teaching in Pakistan",
edition = "1",
}