The purposeا of this analysis isا to examine the content of theا textbook 'Englishا for Iraq,' a pupils' book for theا sixth primary stage, that has been taughtا since 2018-2019, considering the requirements for foreign language teaching. The key reason for this research is the need to discover if this newly implemented textbook meets the needs of new and current trendsا in standards.
The researcher اreviewed a handfulا of books, previousا studies, articles and relatedا literature in order to understand from and agree on the appropriate procedures to be followed during the study. The researcher designed an analysis card to collect data relevant to the processing of the study.
The findings of the study reveal variance in the presentation of foreign language teaching objectives; there is no equality in the distribution of these objectives in the textbook. Communication objectives are prominent in contrast to the objectives of communities, connections and comparisons. The difference is also evident in the distribution of objectives across the units as the same objective may highly appear in one unit and hardly appear in another.
Englishا for Iraq for the 6th Primaryا stage is a vibrantlyا coloured, engagingا course bookا that builds onا and embodies theا language and skills that put moreا emphasis on communication اthan anything else, as connections, comparisons, and communities objectives almost seemed to be distributed equally across the textbook. The researcherا points out thatا the distribution of these objectives amongا the units in the book should be more balanced, as there are some relativelyا neglected objectives. The results also reveal good employmentا for the topicsا in the textbook.
Key words: Content analysis, English textbook, 6th primary, Objectives for Foreign Language Learning.
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