Evaluation of university EOP textbooks by their immediate users in the education process

[M. M. Kočović Pajević]

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Predmet istraživanja disertacije je evaluacija univerzitetskih udžbenika za Engleski kao jezik struke, opšti ciljevi su formiranje i evaluacija kriterijuma za utvrđivanje opštih karakteristika udžbenika za EJS, određivanje zastupljenosti karakteristika i ispitivanje potreba korisnika udžbenika. Istraživanje je sprovedeno na Univerzitetu u Kragujevcu, uzorak je činilo N=256 studenata, polaznika kursa EJS i N=5 nastavnika iz DH, PM, T i M polja. Formirane su Lista kriterijuma, kao i baterije testova za polaznike i nastavnike za utvrđivanje percepcije neposrednih korisnika, i sprovedena je nepristrasna evaluacija predmetnih udžbenika iz jezičke građe. U istraživanju je korišćen mešoviti metod, te su kvantitativni podaci obrađeni u programu SPSS 26, a kvalitativni analizom sadržaja. Najznačajniji rezultati ukazuju na to da su osmišljeni kriterijumi i korišćene skale pouzdani, da su određene karakteristike u svim poljima prisutne (leksika i stručan diskurs), dok su druge odsutne (zastupljenost sve četiri veštine). U pogledu potreba polaznika koje nisu detektovane u jezičkoj građi, polaznici su naglasili važnost konverzacije i motivacije i ishoda učenja. Utvrđene su razlike u subjektivnoj i nepristrasnoj evaluaciji, pre svega kod prisutnosti veštine čitanja, konverzacije i gramatike. Zanimljivo je da rezultati pokazuju da su stavovi prema kontekstu učenja jezika povezani sa procenom udžbenika, dok jezički nivo ne igra značajnu ulogu. Zaključak je da formirani instrumenti mogu da se koriste u budućim istraživanjima; osnovno ograničenje je pronalaženje što objektivnije mere prisutnosti karakteristika; najzad, istraživanje je ukazalo na potrebu za uključivanjem većeg broja udžbenika unutar konkretnog polja radi ispitivanja „univerzalnih“ karakteristika tipičnih za određena polja.

The subject of the dissertation is the evaluation of university textbooks for English for occupational purposes. General aims include establishing and evaluating criteria for outlining general characteristics of EOP textbooks, determining the extent to which these characteristics are present and examining the needs of textbooks users. The study was conducted at the University of Kragujevac, the sample consisted of N=256 students attending an EOP course at their faculty and N=5 teachers from the fields of medical, technical and natural sciences, as well as social sciences and humanities. A control list of criteria was developed, along with a test battery for students and teachers in order to determine the perception of immediate users, as well as unbiased evaluation of the textbooks from the formed EOP textbook database. For data analysis purposes, we used a mixed method, hence quantitative data were analyzed by using statistical program SPSS 26, whereas qualitative data were analyzed by content analysis. The most significant results indicate that the developed criteria and evaluation scales are reliable, certain characteristics are present in all scientific fields (lexis and professional discourse), while others were lacking (integration of all four language skills). As regards students’ needs that were not identified in textbooks, the students highlighted the importance of the speaking skill, as well as motivation and learning outcomes. Differences were found between the subjective and unbiased evaluation, particularly regarding reading and speaking skills and grammar. Another interesting finding was that attitudes towards language learning context were connected to textbook evaluation, whereas language proficiency level was not a significant factor. The study concludes that the developed instruments can be used in future research; while the most significant limitation is the challenge of developing an objective measure for evaluating the presence of textbook characteristics. Finally, the research has pointed out the need to include more textbooks within specific scientific fields, in order to investigate “universal” field-specific characteristics.

378.147::811.111'276(043.3)

Engleski jezik - Univerzitetska nastava - Udžbenici

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