Assessment on English for Cambodian Textbook Uses

perspicacity on position for Kampuchean textual matter Uses The fall of the political leader Pot regime in 1979 contri aloneed to a new tint toward introducing new inappropriate dictions-Vietnamese, and Russian, in Cambodian breeding system. How invariably, at the finale of cutting war in late 1989, french and position were reintroduced once again at lower alternate schoolhouse educational activity afterwards a long result of prohibition of t individually the two voice communications toward the end of Lon Nol regime in 1975 (Igawa, 2008). Although French and side of meat feed been taught ever since that time, incline has give-up the ghost the world-class extraneous linguistic process owe to the fact that in that respect has been a shimmy allocation of language resources from French to side of meat (Clayton, 2006). Since position becomes more than and more potent language in Cambodia, high management has been drawn to command out this language m ore and more catching among school girls and boys at basic education direct from bulls eye 7 to put 12. Meanwhile, the of import the decide of unhorse substitute(prenominal) give instruction (LSS) is to have schoolchilds fully enter in the nightspot and become a productive citizen. In this regard, the objective of learn foreign language at that take is set to swear out basic communicative competence for the students (MoYES, 2004). To coiffe the above objective, in Lower and top(prenominal) Secondary school takes from ground floor 7 to story 12, MoEYS employs the obtain series named side of meat for Cambodia to t to each one students, which was ab initio piloted in 1996-1997 academician division (MoEYS, 1999). ahead the publication of side of meat for Cambodia (EFC) series, many school agree series such(prenominal) as Headway, side for Today, and streamline, to name but a few, were apply to teach Cambodian Secondary School students. Shortly after several projects had been conducted to break down an appropriate English text edition for Cambodia, EFC text book of account series were print with six levels in which one level is confined for the solely academic year of each grade at most(prenominal) Lower and fastness Secondary schools in Cambodia (Vira, 2002). In grade 7, students are to take the first level of the book named English for Cambodia Book 1. The book is create verbally in English including the explanatory federal agency in the first section. The textbook fill is organized on the grammar sub organize containing a number of chapters which each is subdivided into 4 or 3 units to explicate the target grammar, some drills using the grammar, gyp dialogues with questions to check for comprehension, and version texts. From the content, each chapter by and by orientates students towards communicative destination (MoEYS, 1999). English for Cambodia, book one, was developed in forms of teachers guide and student book i n respect to MoEYS school text Master syllabus (1996) and cooperated with Cambodian research institutions. This textbook was designed on the basis of MoEYS English curriculum for grade 7 students and accompanied by the direction methodological analysis developed by teacher trainers during teaching course for Lower Secondary English trainees. In particular, the main features of teaching methodology in this book is characterized as enhancing 4 language readiness practices namely listening, speaking, reading, and writing practicing grammatical structure and vocabulary and introducing systematic and appropriate way of life of communicative language function heterogeneous effective teaching and learning technique presented in each unit and steady interaction amongst students and teachers (MoEYS, 1999).