This study attempts to evaluate English for Iraq textbook grade 5 and compare English for Iraq 5 Pupil's book and Activity book in light of the American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Standards. The study approach is descriptive as the researcher uses content analysis to analyze the activities of all 8 units in English for Iraq textbook and then determine the availability of ATCFL standards in the textbook. The collected data were analyzed statistically. The results of this study indicated that English for Iraq textbook grade 5 matches the ATCFL five main standards ( communication, cultures, connections, comparisons, and communities) moderately since English for Iraq textbook grade 5 matches cultures and connections standards largely whereas it matches communications, comparisons, and communities moderately.
EVALUATING ENGLISH FOR IRAQ TEXTBOOK GRADE 5 IN TERMS OF TEXTBOOK QUALITY STANDARDS