Evaluating EFL Teachers’ Perceptions towards Sunrise 12 Textbook

Abstract

The current study investigated the characteristics of the English Language Textbook set for the 12th grade from the perspectives of English Language Teachers. It was an evaluative study of the Sunrise Series high school textbook for three governorates in northern Iraq. To accomplish this, a scale of evaluation based on standards for high-quality textbooks for language teaching and learning was created. It is important to notice that the questionnaire's items have been grouped under (8) primary categories designed to elicit teachers' opinions on the textbook. A sample of (92) English teachers from three governorates in northern Iraq, namely Duhok, Sulaimani, and Erbil, were given the questionnaire in 2012. By calculating frequencies, percentages, mean scores, and standard deviation, the data collected via the questionnaire. The majority of the participants' opinions supported the 12th Grade English Language Textbook for students in northern Iraqi high schools. In the light of the study's findings, the researchers suggest using the English textbook designated for the preparatory level of the 12th grade, despite the fact that periodic revisions should be made to improve the textbook's content.