An Comparison of the Domestic Published English Textbooks with the Original Teaching Materials of English---- A Case Study On Textbooks Used in Chinese Junior High Schools

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In recent years, in order to enhance the educational competitiveness, more and more Chinese secondary schools use the original English textbooks as the English course materials, especially in large and medium sizes cities central. Compared with the domestic textbooks, original teaching materials of English also have advantages and disadvantages. 

This study selects “Go For It” and “New Concept English” as research subjects mainly to make an in-depth analysis and comparison on their surface structure and deep structure through the implementation of document study, text analysis and questionnaire. On the basis of summarizing their similarities and differences, this study focuses on solving the following three questions: 

1)What are the characteristics of the domestic published English textbooks and the original teaching materials of English?

2)What are students’ attitudes toward the the domestic published English textbooks and the original teaching materials of English? 

3)In what way can we use the domestic published English textbooks and the original teaching materials of English properly?

The research results indicate that “Go For It” and “New Concept English” have the following characteristics respectively. “Go For It” have practical teaching content, scientific and humanized textbook designing and interesting teaching activities, while “New Concept English” have story-based language presentation, multi-media application and abundant auxiliary teaching materials. According to questionnaire, Chinese students in junior high school prefer the original teaching materials of English rather than the domestic published English textbooks at the present stage. Multiparty cooperation is needed for using the two teaching materials properly.

Key words: textbook comparison; textbook evaluation; surface structure; deep structure

中国出版的英语教材和英语原版教材的比较——有关国内初中英语教材的案例研究

摘  要近几年来，为了增强教育竞争力，越来越多的中国中学使用英语原版教材作为英语教材，特别是大中城市中心。与国内教材相比，英语原版教材也有其优势和劣势。

本研究选取《新目标》和《新概念英语》作为研究对象，主要通过文献研究、文本分析、问卷调查等方法对其表层结构和深层结构进行深入的分析与比较。在总结其异同的基础上，本研究着重解决以下三个问题：

1）国内出版的英语教材和英语原版教材的特点是什么？

2）学生对国内出版的英语教材和英语原版教材的态度是什么？

3）以何种方式使用国内出版的英语教材和英语原版教材？

研究结果表明，《新目标》和《新概念英语》分别有以下特点。《新目标》具有实用的教学内容，科学，人性化的教材设计和有趣的教学活动，而《新概念英语》有着以故事为基础的语言演示，多媒体应用和丰富的辅助教学材料。根据问卷调查，现阶段中国的初中学生学生更喜欢英语原版教材。两种教材的正确使需要多方共同合作。

毕业论文关键词：教材比较；教材评价；表层结构；深层结构

Contents

1 Introduction.1

1.1 Background of the study1

1.2 Significance and purpose of the study1

1.3 the Outline of the Paper..1

2 Literature Review.. .3

2.1 Textbook.3

2.1.1 Definition of textbook..3

2.1.2 Structure of textbook.3

2.1.3 Functions of textbook..3