A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE READING TEXTS IN THE SEVENTH GRADE EFL BOOK IN JORDAN

Abstract

Based on the specific reading outcomes under the Reading Section in the General Guidelinesand General and Specific Outcomes of the English Language Teaching Objectives in Jordan in2006, the present study aimed at analyzing the reading texts of the student's book in ActionPack Seven to determine to what extent the reading texts were authentic. Non-parametricstatistical analyses of frequency and percentage were used to present the results of the study.The findings of the analyses revealed that the reading texts of the student's book in Action Pack7 had a high degree of authenticity. There was a strong match between reading specificoutcomes and the authenticity of the reading texts in Action Pack 7. The findings of theanalyses also revealed that the reading texts of Action Pack 7 had a high degree of authenticity,in that, 18 (86%) reading texts out of 21 were found to be authentic