Contents
Dedication
Preface
Note
to the digital edition
Introduction
by Alan C. Purves
I INTRODUCTION
Background
and Objectives
The
Textbook Concept
Material
and Structure
II HISTORICAL
INVESTIGATIONS
Individual
Works/Authors
Genre
Histories
Anthologies
History
of Particular Subjects
History
of Particular Disciplines
Disciplines
within Mother Tongue Instruction
Grammar
Books
Writing
Skills Books
Books
on Literary History
Perspectives
III
IDEOLOGICAL RESEARCH TRADITIONS
Historical
Background
Duisburg
Braunschweig
and the GDR
The
USA
Recent
Trends in other Countries
The
Nation in the Textbooks
International
Textbook Revision
East
and West Germany (the GDR and the FRG)
The
Old Germany
The United Kingdom
The
USA
The
Nordic Countries
The
Third World
Political,
Social and Cultural Conditions
Discrimination
of Groups
Democracy
and Peace
Form
of Government and World View
Perspectives
Ideology, Objectivity and Indoctrination
Hermeneutic,
Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches
New Directions
Consequences
IV
THE USE OF TEXTBOOKS
Introduction
Control
Considerable
Control?
Little
Control?
The
Authority of the Text
Perspectives
Accessibility
Vocabulary
and Syntax
Style
and Structure
New
Trends
The
"Reality" of the Text
Metadiscourse
Causal
Explanations
Perspectives
Effects
and Effectiveness
Illustrations
Effectiveness
Perspectives
V THE DEVELOPMENT
OF TEXTBOOKS
Introduction
Authors
Authors
and publishers
Textbook
Authorship from the Perspective of Fiction
Perspectives
Publishers,
Authorities, Curricula and Teaching
Publishers
Approval
Approval
and the Textbook Concept
Curricula
and Teaching
Perspectives
Production
and The Market
Historical
Approach
Technical
-Financial Approach
Political
Approach
Consumer
Approach
Teachers'
Background and heir Use of Books
Teachers' Guides
Perspectives
VI CONCLUSION
Summary
A
View of Textbooks
The
Interpretability of Textbooks
A
View of Approaches
A
View of Research Tasks
VII APPENDIX:
Registration as a Basis for Analysis
Problems
Sources
Comprehensiveness
and Scolarship
Essay
Writing
Historical
Investigations
Readers
Grammar
Books
Anthologies
Mother Tongue Language and Literature Books
History
and Gepgraphy Books
Investigations
of Contemporary Literature
Perspectives