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Evaluating the treatment of L2 writing: an analysis of French textbooks.(second language )
Abstract
Recent research in the realm of second language (L2) composition has rejuvenated composition theory. Unable to blindly accept that the fruit of L2 research will easily and automatically be applied to L2 textbooks, educators must carefully track its presence in the textbooks they are considering for adoption. The following pages examine and demonstrate how an evaluation checklist can both strengthen and facilitate the textbook review process, and call attention to a disparity between textbook claims and textbook practice.
Introduction
Most language teachers at any given level of instruction are inextricably involved with their textbook. ...
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