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VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI

UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES 
FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES

NGUYỄN THI ̣ PHƢƠNG

AN EVALUATION OF THE COURSEBOOK “SOLUTIONS

UPPER-INTERMEDIATE” FOR TENTH-GRADE ENGLISH MAJORS AT

FOREIGN LANGUAGE SPECIALIZED SCHOOL, ULIS, VNU

(Đánh giá giáo trình “Solutions Upper-intermediate” dùng cho học sinh 
chuyên Anh lớp 10 tại trƣờng THPT Chuyên Ngoại Ngữ, Đại học Ngoại Ngữ,

Đại học Quốc Gia Hà Nội)

M.A. MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS

Field: English Teaching Methodology

Code: 6014.0111

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VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI

UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES 
FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES

NGUYỄN THI ̣ PHƢƠNG

AN EVALUATION OF THE COURSEBOOK “SOLUTIONS

UPPER-INTERMEDIATE” FOR TENTH-GRADE ENGLISH MAJORS AT

FOREIGN LANGUAGE SPECIALIZED SCHOOL, ULIS, VNU

(Đánh giá giáo trình “Solutions Upper-intermediate” dùng cho học sinh 
chuyên Anh lớp 10 tại trƣờng THPT Chuyên Ngoại Ngữ, Đại học Ngoại Ngữ,

Đại học Quốc Gia Hà Nội)

M.A. MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS

Field: English Teaching Methodology

Code: 6014.0111

Supervisor: Prof. Nguyễn Hòa

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CANDIDATE'S STATEMENT

I, Nguyen Thi Phuong, hereby certify that the thesis entitled:

An evaluation of the coursebook “Solutions Upper-intermediate” for 
tenth-grade English majors at Foreign Language Specialized School, ULIS, VNU 
is the results of my research for the degree of Master of Arts at University of
Languages and International Studies, Vietnam National University, Hanoi and the
thesis has not been submitted for any degrees at any other universities or tertiary
institutions.

Hanoi, 2016

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ACKNOWLEDEGEMENT

A thesis costs every researcher a lot of time to complete and mine does, too.
However, I could not finalize this study with personal efforts and without the
assistance of some enthusiastic people who I want to send my deep thanks to.

The first one, I want to sincerely thank is Prof. Nguyen Hoa. He is my 
supervisor. His constructive comments helped me realize my mistakes and have the
reasonable corrections. In addition, his enthusiasm made each step in my research
process easier and made me feel more comfortable and be under less stress caused
by the great amount of work. Nothing can totally and exactly express my gratitude
to him. I also acknowledge my gratitude to Dr. Tran Thi Tuyet for her useful 
lectures on materials evaluation and development. She also gives me valuable
instructions, comments, and her kindly encouragement during the development of
this thesis.

Additionally, I would like to express my appreciation to many teachers,

especially Tran Thi Lan, (M.A), who is a head of English Division at FLSS and 
tenth-grade English majors at FLSS, ULIS, VNU for their cooperation as well as
their help in the survey. Without their support, the questionnaires and interviews
which orientate the suggestions – the heart of my thesis – could not be completed as
expected.

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to gauge the suitability of a coursebook titled

“Solutions Upper-intermediate” for students’ levels of English and general
expectations in terms of the content and language skills. Following that, the
teaching-listening situation can be identified and unsuitable content will be adapted.
Quantitative and qualitative data are obtained through questionnaires with 70
students and semi-structured interviews with 4 teachers, in which survey questions
are developed based on the students’ general expectations and MOET’s criteria.
Quantitative data in the questionnaires are calculated manually into rounded
percentages to answer two research questions. Qualitative data from “Comments” in
the questionnaires with the students and from interviewed teachers are used to
contribute more information to the answers to the research questions.

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1. Rationale

In Vietnamese high schools, textbooks or coursebooks are an indispensable part in
English teaching and learning. For non-specialized high schools, they have used the
standard textbooks set by Ministry of Education and Training (MOET).
Nevertheless, in addition to the use of piloted textbooks, other schools like 
specialized high schools have selected coursebooks for their own students. With the
current numerous number of books, the decision to choose one coursebook cannot
be taken lightly and whether it is acceptable or not is one challenging question.
Hence, teachers need to be knowledgeable enough to opt for the most suitable ones
for their students through evaluating these materials based on the guidelines and
criteria. Foreign Language Specialized School (FLSS) is a specific instance which
has chosen the coursebooks for their own students in learning English. Teachers at
English Division held a meeting and came to the conclusion that they selected
“Solutions Upper-intermediate” as the core material for tenth-grade English major

students, and this material has been used for three years. A question that plagues the
researcher is just whether this coursebook suits the students or not. Nevertheless,
there have been no strict criteria established or research on evaluating this
coursebook carried out so far.

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