PART
6 PRACTICAL
CONSIDERATIONS
The
package of "Enterprise" which is published by The Express Publishing
consists of the items as follows:
·
Enterprise
1
Class
Audio CD (Set of 3)
Class
Cassette (Set of 3)
Grammar
Student's Book
Grammar
Teacher's Book
Student's
Audio CD
Student's
Book
Student's
Book (with Audio CD)
Student's
Cassetee (Set of 2)
Teacher's
Book
Test
Booklet
Test
Booklet Key
Video
Cassette (Set of 2)
Workbook
·
Enterprise
2
Class
Audio CD (Set of 3)
Class
Cassette (Set of4)
Grammar
Student's Book
Grammar
Teacher's Book
Student's
Audio CD
Student's
Book
Student's
Book (with Audio CD)
Student's
Cassetee (Set of 2)
Teacher's
Book
Test
Booklet
Test
Booklet Key
Video
Cassette (Set of 2)
Workbook
·
Enterprise
3
Class
Audio CD (Set of 3)
Class
Cassette (Set of 3)
Grammar
Student's Book
Grammar
Teacher's Book
Student's
Audio CD (Set of 2)
Student's
Book
Student's
Cassette (Set of 2)
Teacher's
Book
Test
Booklet
Test
Booklet Key
Workbook
·
Enterprise
4
Class
Audio CD (Set of 3)
Class
Cassette (Set of 4)
Grammar
Student's Book
Grammar
Teacher's Book
Student's
Audio CD
Student's
Book
Student's
Cassette
Teacher's
Book
Test
Booklet
Test
Booklet Key
Workbook
However, in our country these packages of all 4 books is not available.
All of the audio CD's and video cassettes are not easy to be found.
The price of the limited package costs 40.000.000 TL. each package for
all 4 books.
The lack of the video cassettes and test booklets in our country make
this coursebook seem to be less than what it really is.
Besides it is really worth the money it costs because the package which
is sold in Turkey consists of the Coursebook, Workbook, Teacher's Book, Audio
Cassettes and Grammar Book. They
represent good equipment for assisting forign language teaching.
First of all, the paper on which the Coursebook is printed is good in
quailty. Secondly, its coverage is
hard and endurable for long-lasting usage.
Thirdly, the supplementary materials give chance for intensive usage of
the course during the teaching period.
The topics which are chosen in the books are current such as "People
Around the World" (Unit 1, Enterprise 2- Elementary, Coursebook),
"Exotic Shopping in Paris" (Unit 3, Enterprise 2- Elementary,
Coursebook). What is more famous
people who are best known nowadays and for sure they'll be known in the future
are also included with their lives, so this also makes the book last long, e.g.
Bill Gates,
Martina Hingis, Brad Pitt, Bruce Willis.
Some of the topics even enable students with a cultural knowledge of the
world and teach about certain current subjects of the world such as internet,
holiday tips, meals, animal extinction.
The Coursebook and the material is very attractive as it is full of
pictures and colourful visions of many places worldwide, such as Paris, Harrods,
the USA, England, people from various nations in their native costumes, famous
people, beaches, colourful flowers, nature views and animals. Even the cover of the books include colourful pictures of
people and flowers etc. All of
these beautiful pictures may stimulate leaners participate in the learning
process which these course books provide.
The offices of the Express Publishing and the bookstores sell these books
and their extra materials, so it is easy to obtain these books in Turkey.
As a result many schools such as İstek Schools and Sakıp Sabancı
Anatolian High School make use of all the 4 levels of these series of
Coursebooks.
PART
7 QUESTIONNAIRE
7.
I. STUDENT'S QUESTIONNAIRE
As a result of the questionnaire given to 28 of 14-15 age class students,
it can be said that students want to learn English for many different reasons.
Some of the students say that their main reason to learn English is to be
successful in their future life. They
believe that knowing English will provide them with better job opportunities.
On the other hand, some other students say that learning English will
satisfy their need to communicate with people not only from their home-country
but also with the people who are from other countries.
The students, whose levels are just Beginner and Elementary, wants to
learn English in a way that memorization iz minimum but speaking and using it as
a means of communication is maximum. They
want to have fluency and accuracy in both spoken and written English.
Many of the students like reading texts, episode parts, revision games
and writing sections in Enterprise books while a few of the students like the
listening sections more.
7.
II. TEACHER'S QUESTIONNAIRE
The method which the teacher usually adopt is communicative/ active
method. She believes that this
method improves the learners' overall command of English and enables them to use
the language accurately. She says
she is quite free to change content and the methods of teaching according to the
needs of her students and that she can make neccessary changes in the content if
required. She thinks it's her most
natural right to adopt and supplement teaching materials in order to keep the
class alive. Even if there is no
video parts she says she can arrange it suitably to the learners' needs and the
method she's adopting.
7.
III. LEARNING TEACHING
SITUATION
English
comes the first among foreign languages which are taught in Turkish schools.
Everyone knows that English is an international language and it should be
learned in order to be open to the world. Students'
main purpose for learning English is to get good jobs in their future lives.
There are 4 preparation classes and in each there are 20 students.
The classes are heterogeneous in sex.
The students are at the same English level.
24 hours per week are given for English lessons.
Students are only focused on English.
The program is very intensive. There
are cassette players and TV-video sets in each class.
English-Turkish, English-English dictionaries and English grammar books
are available in the school's library.
The emphasis is on knowledge, understanding and practical skills, because
students have a little knowledge of English and should develop it.
In order to develop skills, there are reading, listening- speaking and
video lessons which are two hours per week seperately from the main course
lessons. Students' individual
development is also encouraged by giving students opportunity to use language in
communicative situations.
LEARNING
TEACHING SITUATION
English
comes the first among foreign languages which are taught in Turkish schools.
Everyone knows that English is an international language and it should be
learned in order to be open to the world. Students'
main purpose for learning English is to get good jobs in their future lives.
There are 4 preparation classes and in each there are 20 students.
The classes are heterogeneous in sex.
The students are at the same English level.
24 hours per week are given for English lessons.
Students are only focused on English.
The program is very intensive. There
are cassette players and TV-video sets in each class.
English-Turkish, English-English dictionaries and English grammar books
are available in the school's library.
The emphasis is on knowledge, understanding and practical skills, because
students have a little knowledge of English and should develop it.
In order to develop skills, there are reading, listening- speaking and
video lessons which are two hours per week seperately from the main course
lessons. Students' individual
development is also encouraged by giving students opportunity to use language in
communicative situations.