Evaluating the Teacher’s Guides of a Recently Published Course Book Series for Young Learners in Turkey

It is acknowledged that Teachers’ Guides (TGs) are
indispensable component of course book packages today;
however, there is little research on their evaluation in the
literature. It goes without saying that TGs are of a great
support to teachers, especially to the novice ones, in the sense
that they provide instructions essential for the accurate and
successful use of the materials. Therefore, the studies reporting
the findings of TGs evaluations can help develop more
effective TGs in the future. The aim of this study is to evaluate
the TGs of a recently published course book series for young
learners (YLs) in Turkey. First, it shares the results of an
objective analysis carried out by the researcher with the help of
a checklist designed based on the checklists already in the
literature. Then, it reports the findings obtained through a
questionnaire conducted among forty-four teachers using this
course book series. Finally, it discusses the findings in relation
to the context and suggests some future implications. In
general, both the analysis and evaluation results have revealed
that there are some deficiencies in the TG which should be
addressed so that it can be more effective for the teachers in
this context.