İlkokul 2. sınıf İngilizce dersinde kullanılan 'Fun With Teddy' isimli ders kitabının İngilizce öğretmenliği alanındaki akademisyenlerin ve öğretmenlerin bakış açısından değerlendirilmesi

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the coursebook "Fun With Teddy" in terms of different aspects by asking the teachers' and ELT academicians' ideas about the coursebook. In order to reach the aims of the study, 20 of English teachers who teach the second grades in public primary schools were asked eight interview questions related to the effectiveness of the coursebook "Fun With Teddy". With the participants' permission, the interviews were recorded as well as typed in the Word files. The modified interview questions were sent to the ELT academicians who work in different universities in Turkey by e-mail. The qualitative data collected from the teachers and ELT academicians were transcribed, content analysed, and categorised according to positive and negative answers. According to the results of the study, most teachers do not think that the coursebook is sufficient and effective to teach English to young children while all the academicians believe the coursebook is suitable for teaching English to young learners. Keywords: Coursebook Evaluation, Teaching English to Young Learners. English as a Foreign Language,