Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• Mojtaba Almasi ¹
• RezaMorad Sahraei ²

¹ Ph.D. Student in Teaching Persian Language to Non-Persian Speakers, Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Foreign Literature and Languages, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran. Corresponding Author.

² Professor of Linguistics and Teaching Persian Language to Non-Persian Speakers, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

Although there are many educational resources in the field of Persian language, selecting a suitable resource based on the needs and criteria of the educational course that can meet the needs of the language learner, teacher and curriculum planning well, has become one of the important decisions; therefore, it is necessary to evaluate educational resources along with other activities in the field of education. Choosing a suitable educational resource requires a systematic assessment of educational resources. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the "Practical Word Teaching" set written by Reza Morad Sahraei and his colleagues based on Cunningsworth's indices. The "Practical Word Teaching" set has been designed and compiled with the purpose of teaching the most used words and phrases of the Persian language. Cunningsworth's checklist provides 45 criteria for assessing textbooks, which are included in eight sections, namely, objectives and approaches, design and organizing, language content, skills, subject, methodology, teacher's book, and practical considerations, respectively. Thanks to the fact that the "Practical Word Teaching" set is single-skill and special for word training; the most important used indices are "index of specialized books for a skill" and "index of principles and approaches". The results of the examination of the "Practical Word Teaching" set show that Cunningsworth's indices and criteria have been met to an acceptable level. The nine dimensions of the word nation can be seen in the educational principles of the word in the design of the set. Among the 23 types of educational activities of the words nation and web, the following are observed in the book: extensive listening, classification, information transfer, task-focused speaking interaction, related skills, extensive reading, context-based guessing, quick reading, word-based comprehension questions, semantic mapping, and intensive reading.

Keywords

• teaching Persian language
• word teaching
• planning
• assessment
• assessment indices
• Cunningsworth's checklist

Main Subjects

• Criticism and analysis of books and resources available in Persian language education