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EFL/ESL Textbook Selection in Korea and East Asia - Relevant Issues and Literature Review

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Ubiquitous Computing and Multimedia Applications (UCMA 2010)

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EFL/ESL departments periodically face the problem of textbook selection. Cogent issues are that non-native speakers will use L2 English mainly to communicate with other non-native English speakers, so an American accent is becoming less important. L2 English will mainly be used in computer-mediated communication, hence the importance of L2 Digital Literacy. The convergence of Information Communication Technologies is radically impacting Second Language Acquisition, which is integrating web-hosted Assessment and Learning Management Systems. EFL/ESL textbooks need to be compatible with blended learning, prepare students for a globalized world, and foster autonomous learning. I summarize five papers on EFL/ESL textbook evaluation and selection, and include relevant material for adaptation. Textbooks are major sources of contact with the target language, so selection is an important decision. Educators need to be systematic and objective in their approach, adopting a selection process that is open, transparent, accountable, participatory, informed and rigorous.

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  1. Director, Institute of Traditional Studies, Seojeong College University, Yongam-Ri 681-1, Eunhyun-Myeon, Yangju-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, Seoul, Korea, 482-863

    Robert C. Meurant

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  1. VITM, Indore, India

    G. S. Tomar

  2. Department of Computer and Information Science, University of Michigan – Dearborn, 4901 Evergreen Road, 48128, Dearborn, MI, USA

    William I. Grosky

  3. Hannam University, 306-791, Daejeon, South Korea

    Tai-hoon Kim

  4. Department of Computer Science, Lakehead University, P7B 5E1, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

    Sabah Mohammed

  5. Computer Science and Engineering Department, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India

    Sanjoy Kumar Saha

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Meurant, R.C. (2010). EFL/ESL Textbook Selection in Korea and East Asia - Relevant Issues and Literature Review. In: Tomar, G.S., Grosky, W.I., Kim, Th., Mohammed, S., Saha, S.K. (eds) Ubiquitous Computing and Multimedia Applications. UCMA 2010. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 75. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13467-8_9

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