English language teaching textbooks (or coursebooks) play a central role in the life of a classroom. This edited volume contains research-informed chapters focusing on: analysis of textbook content; how textbooks are used in the classroom; and textbook writers' accounts of the materials writing, design, and publishing process.
N. Harwood
ELT textbooks English English language language language teaching teaching English
“This book is likely to inspire both novice and more experienced researchers, and it would make a good choice of core reading in both undergraduate and postgraduate courses in ELT curriculum or materials development and analysis … . this volume is to be welcomed by applied linguists with a range of interests, including classroom pedagogy, semiotics, literacy development, teacher education, and language teaching materials.” (Denise Santos, Applied Linguistics, Vol. 37 (1), February, 2016)