SELECTING AN E-(TEXT)BOOK: EVALUATION CRITERIA

• Authors: Mariusz Marczak
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This paper aims to propose a repository of pre-use evaluation criteria for language teachers who wish to introduce e-books or e-textbooks to their own teaching practices. By selectively using a set of such criteria, they will be able to evaluate to what extent a given e-book/e-textbook lends itself to utilisation within their own teaching context. The paper briefly reviews the potential advantages of technology-enhanced language teaching. Then, it presents a range of manners in which e-books have been defined, outlines their most essential features, and demonstrates exemplary classifications of e-book types. The evaluation criteria proposed are informed by an analysis of three independent studies into the guidelines for e-book and e-textbook design, as well as the types and features of e-books presented within the paper. The outcome is a list of evaluation criteria pertaining to three aspects of an e-book: (i) layout and design; (ii) content and functionalities; and (iii) the reading device, file format and distribution.

Keywords

EN

digital coursebooks; interactive materials

• Publisher: IATEFL Poland Computer Special Interest Group & University of Nicosia
• Journal: Teaching English with Technology
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 13
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 29-41

Contributors

author

Mariusz Marczak

• Foreign Language Teacher Training College, Sieradz, Poland

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