Pupils’ Experiences of and Attitudes Towards Textbooks in English Education
2024 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (professional degree), 10 credits / 15 HE credits
Student thesis
Abstract [en]
The purpose of this essay is to investigate the experience and attitudes of pupils when it comes to textbooks in English education. The study was carried out by doing mixed method research, combining a survey and group interviews. The survey, the quantitative aspect of the study, provided the context and an overall view. The survey was done by 80 pupils from secondary and upper secondary schools. The qualitative part of the study consisted of two group interviews, one in ninth grade of secondary school and one in upper secondary school with the pupils currently taking the course English 6.
The findings in the study showed that the pupils, to a large extent, had not had textbooks in their English education the last year. It provided information that the pupils’ thoughts were divided on digital or physical textbooks, but the majority was still in favor of the digital version. Lastly, it showed that the pupils who did the group interview provided a different result from the survey by mostly preferring physical textbooks. In conclusion, the results are thereby divided within the pupil groups.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2024. , p. 59
Keywords [en]
Textbook, Digital, Physical, Literacy, EFL learners, Attitudes, Experience, Preference, Survey, Interview, Government decision
National Category
Specific Languages Learning
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-21480Local ID: EXE601OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hv-21480DiVA, id: diva2:1851445
Subject / course
Educational science
Educational program
Teacher Traning Programme
Examiners
2024-04-192024-04-152024-04-19Bibliographically approved