BARRS, Keith    Department   Hiroshima shudo University  The Faculty of Humanities and Human Sciences    Position   Professor
Language	English
Publication Date	2013/01
Type	Articles
Peer Review	With peer review
Title	Working with textbooks: Reconceptualising student and teacher roles in the classroom
Contribution Type	Co-Authored Publication
Journal	Innovation in Language Teaching and Learning
Volume, Issue, Pages	7(1),pp.55-71
Number of pages	17
Author and coauthor	Luke Rowland
Details	Student reactions to different methods of in-class textbook use have received little attention in the literature on English language teaching. This article explores the responses of 57 Japanese university students to the replacement of teacher-led textbook lessons with small group, role-based textbook work in regular English reading classes. Insights into the challenges and opportunities presented by small group, role-based work were gained through a qualitative analysis of the students' written lesson reflections. The findings reveal that although the students tended to view the new approach favourably, there were underlying issues related to responsibility, pressure and collaboration that emerged from the students' lesson reflections.