a content analysis of the communicative activities in the English textbook “Action Pack Nine” in the Jordanian governmental Schools

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This study aims at analyzing the extent to which Action Pack Nine provides and includes communicative activities, identifying the types of the communicative activities addressed in the textbook under analysis and assessing the frequency of the common presentation of these types.

To achieve the aims of the study, Bilash Criteria for the communicative activity (2009) were used in order to identify and distinguish between the types of communicative and noncommunicative activities.

In addition, three content analysis sheets were designed in order to answer the questions of the study.

The frequencies and percentages were used in order to present the results of analysis.

The findings reveal that the textbook under analysis includes different types of communicative activities.

Moreover, the results revealed that these types vary in their common presentation in the textbook under analysis