A Content Analysis of Course Book Academic Writing from paragraph to essay
Dr. Nisar Chandulal Shaikh
nisar.shaikh@cihanuniversity.edu.iq
Abstract- Aim-To apply Hutchison’s and Water’s (1987) Model for analyzing content of Academic Writing from paragraph to essay, a course book by Dorothy E Zemach and Lisa A Rumisek, Macmillan Publication, 2005.
Methodology-Qualitative content analysis method is used for analyzing the course book materials.
Procedure-
1. The four components of Hutchison’s and Water’s model: Input, Content focus, Language focus and Task are used as parameters to analyze the course materials.
2. Academic Writing from paragraph to essay has been analyzed against the model parameters to observe the materials design.
3. Development of subsequent materials to match to the ESL/EFL classroom teachings.
Results-
An ELT course material is, to some extent unsuitable to the diversified classroom context, so it invariably needs modifications, additions and deletions. Exclusively, there is also a need of designing support activities that help enhancing students’ ideas for writing paragraphs and their awareness towards communicative grammar.
Keywords- Content analysis, Model of Materials Design, Authentic Materials, Academic Writing
Date: 23/04/2020
Place: Online