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The ESP textbook was Special English for Computer Sciences (20 10) by Hojjat Baghban. This study also discussed the external evaluation and a detailed evaluation of a chapter of the ESP textbook. This ESP textbook was designed for teaching to students of computer sciences in the department of computer sciences in Islamic Azad University, Larestan Iran. This evaluation revealed that the ESP textbook would be appropriate with some modifications and also with some additional materials to meet the needs of the students of computer sciences.  \nKeywords: ESP, Materials evaluation, Textbook evaluation, Teaching, Computer Sciences, Internal & external evaluation 1. The importance of evaluation  \nEvaluation is considered as a dynamic process that investigates the suitability and appropriateness of textbooks. (ReaDickens and Germaine 1992) .The role of evaluation is very important in second or foreign language education. Both teachers and material developers use evaluation as a device which develops the innovations and modifications within the teaching and learning context. All materials taught by the teachers must be evaluated. A systematic evaluation can maximize learning a second or foreign language (Brown, 1995; Ellis, 1997; Richards, 2001) . In spite of the important role of textbook evaluation in improving teaching and learning programs, it is not well-supported by teachers or curriculum designers. (Hargreaves 1989) . The process of selecting and evaluating textbook is a time-consuming process (McDonough & Shaw, 2001; Karimi, 2006) . However, evaluating a textbook should be in the direction of meeting the learners ’needs. Today, English language teaching is the most prominent issue in English for specific courses. It is the most important language of many scientific and scholarly conferences and workshops. For the past few decades the need for English language to learn the expression of information in various professional fields of study has been increased. To this end, oneof the major concerns in some countries like Iran in which English is taught as a foreign language, is the teaching of ESP. ESP has been around 40 years. ESP has different definitions but all focus on the how ESP teaching develops appropriate procedures for learners who are supposed to learn English for specific purpose. Hutchinson and Waters (1987) believed that ESP is a process not a product. They also consider ESP “an approach to language teaching in which all decisions as to content and method are based on the learner's reason for learning\" (p.19) . ESP can also defined based on learner needs that have to successfully perform real-life tasks unrelated to merely passing an English course or exam (Smoak, 1996) . According to Dudley-Evans and St. John (1998) the main concerns of ESP are needs analysis, text analysis, and preparing learners to communicate in an effective way in any required situations. ESP doesn’t include any type of teaching material, nor is it a type of language or methodology. In fact, it is assigned to particular group of people and in a particular context. However, an important i","cbCaikx79hLNuyzL","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikx79hLNuyzL","pdf",162005,"English","# Abstract\n## Evaluation aim and framework\n## External and internal evaluation\n## Assessed textbook and chapter\n## Findings and recommended modifications","[{\"question\":\"What is the main purpose of the study?\",\"answer\":\"To evaluate an ESP textbook using external and internal evaluation based on McDonough and Shaw (2003).\"},{\"question\":\"Which ESP textbook and author are evaluated?\",\"answer\":\"Special English for Computer Sciences (2010) by Hojjat Baghban, with a detailed look at a specific chapter.\"},{\"question\":\"What do the evaluation results suggest?\",\"answer\":\"The textbook is likely appropriate, but requires modifications and additional materials to better meet computer science students’ needs.\"}]","Advances in Language and Literary Studies - Vol. 4 No. 2 - Textbook Evaluation for Students of Speech Therapy | PDF",1792068000,15]