| Abstract: | The
textbook is an useful tool for teaching and learning second language
and one of the most important components of any educational environment
that lead to success or failure of the teaching and learning language.
This is especially true a Nghia Hung A Upper Secondary School where
English teachers and students use the piloted textbook English 10 in the
course. Also, the role of the teachers’ and students’ attitudes affects
teaching and learning second language. According to Karahan (2007),
“positive language attitudes let learner has positive orientation
towards learning English” (p.84). Gardner, Masgoret, Tennant & Mihic
(2004) claim that attitudes influence language learning. As such,
attitudes play a crucial role in language learning because they would
influence students’ and teachers’ failure or success in their teaching
and learning. Gardner and Lambert (1972) in their studies give evidence
that positive attitudes toward language enhance proficiency. It is also
believed that positive attitudes alleviate language learning whereas
negative attitudes act as s psychological barrier against it. This study
is therefore conducted with the hope to investigate the teachers’ and
students’ attitudes towards the piloted textbook English 10. The study
was conducted with 2 teachers and 80 students at 10T1 and 10T2-Nghia
Hung A Upper Secondary School. The data was collected through
interviews, observations and questionnaires to find out the attitudes of
teachers and students towards the piloted textbook.
The findings reveal that most of teachers and students have positive
attitudes towards the topic and contents, the vocabulary, grammar and
pronunciation, the physical appearance and the social cultural contexts
of the piloted textbook, they have however negative attitudes towards
the language contents. The findings also show that the teachers’ and
students’ positive attitudes, knowledge and background are necessary
components affecting to the teaching and learning the piloted textbook
English 10. |
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