English Language Teaching Textbooks

Emily Binks-Cantrell, Texas A&M University, USADavid Block, Universitat de Lleida, SpainRenata Burgess-Brigham, Texas A&M University, USAL. Quentin Dixon, Texas A&M University, USAChristine Feak, University of Michigan, USADiana Freeman, University of Essex, UKFotini Grammatosi, University of Essex, UKJohn Gray, Institute of Education, University of London, UKJill Hadfield, Unitec Institute of Technology, New ZealandGregory Hadley, University of Oxford, UKNigel Harwood, University of Essex, UKR. Malatesha (Malt) Joshi, Texas A&M University, USAAhlam Menkabu, University of Essex, UKMarin S. Robinson, Northern Arizona University, USAFredricka L. Stoller, Northern Arizona University, USAJohn M. Swales, University of Michigan, USAIvor Timmis, Leeds Metropolitan University, UKErin Washburn, Binghamton University, USAShuang Wu, Texas A&M University, USA

• 1. Content, Consumption, And Production: Three Levels of Textbook Research; Nigel Harwood PART I: STUDIES OF TEXTBOOK CONTENT 2. All Middle Class Now? Evolving Representations of the Working Class in the Neoliberal Era - The Case of ELT Textbooks; John Gray and David Block 3. Reading Comprehension Questions: The Distribution of Different Types in Global EFL Textbooks; Diana Freeman 4. Teaching English Reading: What's Included in the Textbooks of Pre-Service General Education Teachers?; L. Quentin Dixon, Shuang Wu, Renata Burgess-Brigham, R. Malatesha Joshi, Emily Binks-Cantrell, and Erin Washburn PART II: STUDIES OF TEXTBOOK CONSUMPTION 5. Teachers' Conceptualization and Use of the Textbook on a Medical English Course; Ahlam Menkabu and Nigel Harwood 6. An Experienced Teacher's Use of the Textbook on an Academic English Course: A Case Study; Fotini Grammatosi and Nigel Harwood 7. Global Textbooks in Local Contexts: An Empirical Investigation of Effectiveness; Gregory Hadley PART III: STUDIES OF TEXTBOOK PRODUCTION 8. Writing Materials for Publication: Questions Raised and Lessons Learned; Ivor Timmis 9. An Interdisciplinary Textbook Project: Charting The Paths Taken; Fredricka L. Stoller and Marin S. Robinson 10. Tensions Between the Old and the New in EAP Textbook Revision: A Tale Of Two Projects; Christine B. Feak and John M. Swales 11. Chaosmos: Spontaneity and Order in the Materials Design Process; Jill Hadfield

“This book is likely to inspire both novice and moreexperienced researchers, and it would make a good choice of core reading inboth undergraduate and postgraduate courses in ELT curriculum or materialsdevelopment and analysis … . this volume is to be welcomed by applied linguistswith a range of interests, including classroom pedagogy, semiotics, literacydevelopment, teacher education, and language teaching materials.” (DeniseSantos, Applied Linguistics, Vol. 37 (1), February, 2016)