the article discusses the different types of pedagogic shortcomings to be found in global textbooks (Gts) used in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classrooms. the analysis will be divided along the lines of the linguistic, pragmatic, and sociolinguistic/sociocultural communicative competencies of the Common European Framework (CEFR, Council of Europe, 2005). this work highlights the flaws of GTs and legitimates the call for local and contextualized coursebooks stemming from public institutions.
Keywords:
contextualization, English Language teaching, EFL materials, global textbooks
Le Gal, D. (2018). Pedagogical shortcomings of global EFL textbooks and Spanish speaking learners. Lenguas Modernas, (51), Pág. 9 – 28. Retrieved from https://revistas.uchile.cl/index.php/LM/article/view/51880
