A – Practical
considerations
1. Is the price of the materials appropriate
for your students?
Yes No
Comment ___________________________________________
2. Are the integral parts of the materials
(course book, tapes, teacher’s book,
etc. available now?
Yes No
Comment ___________________________________________
B
– Layout and design
1. Is the layout and design of the materials
appropriate for your students?
Yes No
Comment ___________________________________________
C
– Activities
1. Do the materials provide a balance of
activities that is appropriate for your
students?
Yes No
Comment ___________________________________________
2. Is there a sufficient amount of communication
output in the materials under
consideration?
Yes No
Comment ___________________________________________
3. Do the materials provide enough roughly-tuned
input for your students?
Yes No
Comment ___________________________________________
4. Is ‘new’ language introduced in motivating
and realistic contexts?
Yes No
Comment ___________________________________________
5. Where the materials encourage practice,
is the practice motivating for your
Students?
Yes No
Comment ___________________________________________
D
– Skills
1. Do the materials include and practice
the skills your students need?
Yes No
Comment ___________________________________________
2. Do the materials have an appropriate balance
of skills for your students?
Yes No
Comment ___________________________________________
3. Is the practice of individual skills integrated
into the practice of other skills?
Yes No
Comment ___________________________________________
E
– Language type
1. Is the language used in the materials
realistic – i.e. like real-life English?
Yes No
Comment ___________________________________________
2. Is the language used in the materials
at the right level for your students?
Yes No
Comment ___________________________________________
3. Is the language in the materials the right
type of language for your students?
Yes No
Comment ___________________________________________
4. Is the progression of ‘new’ language appropriate
for your students?
Yes No
Comment ___________________________________________
F
– Subject and content
1. Are the subject and content of the materials
relevant to the students’ needs?
Yes No
Comment ___________________________________________
2. Are the subject and content of the materials
realistic at least some of the time?
Yes No
Comment ___________________________________________
3. Are the subject and content of the materials
interesting for the students?
Yes No
Comment ___________________________________________
4. Is there sufficient variety for your students
in the subject and content of the
Materials?
Yes No
Comment ___________________________________________
G
– Guidance
1. Do the materials contain clear guidance
for the teacher about how they can be
used to the best advantage (for example in a teacher’s book)?
2. Are the materials clearly written for
your students and are the objectives
clearly stated for both students and teacher?
Yes No
Comment ___________________________________________
H
– Conclusion
1. Would you recommend adopting (or continuing
with) these materials for your
Students?
Yes No
Comment ___________________________________________
(Source:
Harmer 1983: 241—244).