Evaluation of Listening Exercises from the Perspective of Everyday Listening in Lower-Secondary Education

Abstract

This bachelor thesis focuses on the occurrence of authenticity and elements of everyday listening in listening exercises in the selected textbook. The theoretical part deals with the definition of listening. Furthermore, it explores the different possibilities of listening in the classroom. Nonetheless, listening exercises in textbooks are then discussed in more detail. Then, the explanation of the necessity of authenticity and other components of everyday listening is provided with the list of criteria that are essential for listening comprehension in everyday situations. Then, the term textbook is explained with all the pros and cons that come with the usage of textbooks. Lastly, the process of evaluation of textbooks and their listening exercises is talked over, mainly the importance of evaluation and how the evaluation is done. In the practical part, the level of authenticity and elements of everyday listening in listening exercises in the selected textbook are analysed according to the list of criteria, which is based on the theoretical part.