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An Integrated Model of Teaching Theory and Action Research in POA-based Textbook Writing

  • Xiaoling Chang

    Dr. Xiaoling Chang is working at Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press, Beijing Foreign Studies University. Her research efforts have focused on ELT textbook development and second language writing.

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Abstract

Teaching theories provide important guidance for language teaching materials development, but there is little research on how textbook writers apply teaching theories in the actual writing process. This study analyzes the process of compiling iEnglish, a series of textbooks based on the Production-Oriented Approach (POA) and proposes an Integrated Model of Teaching Theory and Action Research for textbook writing. By elaborating the roles of teaching theory and action research at different stages of textbook writing and the interaction between theory and practice during the process, the study concludes that the Integrated Model can promote both textbook improvement and theory refinement.


1 This study was funded by the Humanities and Social Sciences Key Project at Key Research Centers of the Ministry of Education in China (16JJD740002) and was supported by the Project of Discipline Innovation and Advancement (PODIA)—Foreign Language Education Studies at Beijing Foreign Studies University.

2 This article is a translated version of Chang (2017) with some revisions.


About the author

Dr. Xiaoling Chang

Dr. Xiaoling Chang is working at Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press, Beijing Foreign Studies University. Her research efforts have focused on ELT textbook development and second language writing.

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Published in Print: 2020-09-25

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