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Are Modal Auxiliaries in Malaysian English Language Textbooks in Line with Their Usage in Real Language?

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Title: Are Modal Auxiliaries in Malaysian English Language Textbooks in Line with Their Usage in Real Language?
Language: English
Authors: Khojasteh, Laleh, Kafipour, Reza
Source: English Language Teaching. Feb 2012 5(2):68-77.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 10
Publication Date: 2012
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation, Verbs, Semantics, Qualitative Research, Content Analysis, English (Second Language), English Instruction, Language Usage, Secondary School Curriculum, Educational Practices, Structural Grammar
Geographic Terms: Malaysia
ISSN: 1916-4742
Abstract: Based on the discrepancies found in many Malaysian English language textbooks, a detailed analysis on the way modal auxiliary verb forms and their semantic functions were introduced and presented in texts and exercises in five Malaysian textbooks was done. For that to be achieved, a qualitative page-by-page content analysis was applied. From the discussion of the grammatical progression in the textbooks, we can see that the presentation of modal auxiliaries in Malaysian English language textbooks is not fully in accordance with their use in natural English. Besides that, although recycling modal auxiliaries throughout different levels in order for the students to fully grasp their various meanings is advised by many linguists, we could see that Malaysian textbook authors used only a few of the same modals to express repetitive semantic functions. Accordingly, changes are recommended in order to bring the English taught in textbooks into accordance with real-life language use.
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Number of References: 36
Entry Date: 2015
Accession Number: EJ1078941
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