An Evaluation of English Textbooks Used in Iranian High Schools: Teachers’ and Learners’ Attitudes

Subject Areas : Research in English Language Pedagogy

Firouzeh Torki ¹ , Azizeh Chalak ²

1 - MA in TEFL, Department of English, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
2 - Department of English, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran

Received: 2015-08-02 Accepted : 2016-05-31 Published : 2016-05-31

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