<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Which textbooks are used in French classes? Can the struggle to choose a good textbook affect the communication procedure in French? What is the proportion of language, intercultural and communicative activities in selected textbooks? What are the reasons for purchasing language-based and communication-based textbooks? The present study explores these questions and presents results with broad implications for teachers of French at secondary schools. It points out some significant markers such as textbook type activities preferences and arguments for choosing textbooks for French classes.</p></abstract>

Which textbooks are used in French classes? Can the struggle to choose a good textbook affect the communication procedure in French? What is the proportion of language, intercultural and communicative activities in selected textbooks? What are the reasons for purchasing language-based and communication-based textbooks? The present study explores these questions and presents results with broad implications for teachers of French at secondary schools. It points out some significant markers such as textbook type activities preferences and arguments for choosing textbooks for French classes.

Preferences for activities in French textbooks used in Slovak secondary schools analysed with Birova´s Communication Curve Tool

PhD. Department of Romance Languages and Literatures Faculty of Education Comenius University, Bratislava Račianska 59, Bratislava, Slovakia

Journal of Language and Cultural Education

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Which textbooks are used in French classes? Can the struggle to choose a good textbook affect the communication procedure in French? What is the proportion of...

Preferences for activities in French textbooks used in Slovak secondary schools analysed with Birova´s Communication Curve Tool

Published Online: Feb 09, 2016

Page range: 71 - 85

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jolace-2016-0006

Keywords
textbooks, frequency, activities, preferences, communication, appropriateness

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Preferences for activities in French textbooks used in Slovak secondary schools analysed with Birova´s Communication Curve Tool

Published Online: Feb 09, 2016

Page range: 71 - 85

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jolace-2016-0006

Keywordstextbooks, frequency, activities, preferences, communication, appropriateness

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
textbooks, frequency, activities, preferences, communication, appropriateness