1. Explain why Evaluation textbooks are important.
2. Explain the Saudi Education policy in English Language Teaching.
3. Significance of the research is to investigate teachers’ perspectives of the EFL materials taught at the public secondary schools in Saudi Arabia. Therefore, the research hopes to:
a. Identify the points of strength and weakness of these textbooks as seen by the teachers.
b. Find out the extent to which the textbooks match the students’ EFL needs as perceived by their teachers.
c. Suggest ways to improve the EFL textbooks.
d. Suggest recommendations to be considered by decision makers at the Saudi public schools as well as by textbook designers.
4. Research questions:
a. What are EFL teachers’ perspectives about EFL materials in terms of Layout and Physical Appearance, Content, Objectives, Language Type, Skills, Activities and Tasks, Structures and Vocabulary, Culture Values and Teacher’s needs?
b. What are the strengths and the shortcomings of the prescribed textbooks?
c. What are the teachers’ suggestions to improve the EFL materials?