Textbook Analysis of Wir and the Preparation for the New Textbook Implementation for G.C.E. Advanced Level German Curriculum in Sri Lanka

Abstract

Since the 1980s the increasing demand for the acquisition of the German language has grown in the Sri Lankan educational system with the growth of Tourism sector in Sri Lanka. The National Institute of Education (NIE) in cooperation with the Ministry of Education has implemented a new curriculum for all subjects of the G.C.E. Advanced Level in Sri Lanka to be implemented within seven years. For this reason, since 2010 the curriculum was implemented with the course book `Wir I-III` for the G.C.E. A/L German subject. This study inquires the question how the present curriculum for A/L German is didactically related to media concept of the textbook. Two questionnaires, one for the German A/L students and another one for the German A/L teachers are focused to gather primary data and the three government schools such as Royal College Colombo, Maliyadeva Balika Vidyalaya Kurunegala, and Karunarathna Buddhist College, Ragama are selected to collect the required data. In order to more objectively assess the subjective appraisal of teaching materials and the selection of a criterion is to be submitted for the textbook analysis. Therefore, in this study, the prescribed textbook ``Wir`` is analyzed using the criteria of Funk 2004, which contains 12 quality areas, since this compact assessment catalog is very relevant to the problem presentation of this study. The question "Is it necessary to implement a new teaching program and new textbook for Advanced Level German in Sri Lanka?" is answered in the conclusion. The proposals and criticisms of the study will be especially adjuvant for the preparation of new curriculum implementation and also for the German teachers and learners in Sri Lanka.