TURKISH EFL LEARNERS’ PERSPECTIVES ON INTERCHANGE SERIES

Textbooks are of great importance for English Language teaching, especially in an educational setting. ELT textbooks are seen as a facilitator type of ELT material (Weninger & Kiss, 2013). Finding the appropriate textbooks for the learners and the intended outcomes is a challenging issue. After choosing and using a textbook, it is significant to monitor its strengths and weaknesses. This paper aims to conduct an evaluation of the Interchange 5th edition series.

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textbook evaluation, ELT

TURKISH EFL LEARNERS’ PERSPECTIVES ON INTERCHANGE SERIES

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