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    An analysis of the English textbooks and their connection with the curricular objectives in the Ecuadorian Curriculum for sublevel superior to get an A2 level of English when finishing basic education
    (Universidad Técnica de Ambato. Dirección de Posgrado. Maestria en la Enseñanza del Idioma Inglés como Lengua Extranjera, 2019-05) Lozano Aguirre, Wilson Bladimir; Cadena Murga, Boris Cristian
    Being that the curriculum plays a fundamental role in the development of the communities and it has to be designed taking into account learners’ background, this research analyzes the contents proposed in the series of English books ‘teenagers’ for sublevel superior and the curricular objectives for this level in order to measure the extent of agreement between the content in the textbooks and the performance criteria proposed in the curriculum. This research was done analyzing and comparing the mandatory performance criteria belonging to the five curricular threads mentioned in the curriculum with each one of the six units included in every single book using a checklist adapted for this purpose. It was used a qualitative approach in order to analyze and interpret the coincidences between the curriculum performance criteria and the contents. A scale from one to five was used to establish the relationship among them giving them a percentage for each amount. The results found in this work were interpreted and represented in charts in order to determine the agreement and relationship between them. The findings showed that the extend of agreement is limited being that the books are not designed taking into account the national curriculum as reference. Moreover, the curriculum does not represent Ecuadorian reality and the contents in the textbooks do not include topics related to our culture and traditions. Finally, this research suggests the design of the performance criteria in the national curriculum per grades of basic education, not in general for the sublevel superior.