Scientific and Methodological Bases of Creating Electronic Textbooks on Biology in the English Language

Temirgazina Zifa Kakbaevna¹, Kaparov Cerjan Eglambekovych¹, Abramova Anna¹ and Khamitova Gulmira Abuovna²

¹Pavlodar State Pedagogical Institute 60 Mira St., Pavlodar, 140003, Kazakhstan ²Innovative University of Eurasia 45 Lomov St., Pavlodar, 140000 Kazakhstan

DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/bbra/1957

ABSTRACT: The article describes the concept of an electronic textbook on Biology in English, developed for the purpose of implementing multilingual education in the secondary schools of the Republic of Kazakhstan with Russian as a language of instruction. The described type of the electronic textbook is a closed one; its advantages over the open type are revealed. The advantages of the electronic textbook compared with a conventional one (paper) are explained, in particular, its didactic possibilities concerning poly-perceptual impact on a student's perception, control over the assimilation of knowledge and skills, interactive process of assimilation and control. Basic methodological principles of the electronic textbook are determined: teaching a subject through the English language; modular and thematic principle of the textbook content; minimizing the theoretical text material, the emphasis on voicing and visualization of the content; technical accessibility for main users – subject teachers and students. The structure of the textbook, which consists of three main components, is presented in detail: presentation, training and supervision. Adobe Flash CS4 is chosen as a lookup programme for the textbook. The programme has wide interactive and animation capabilities that are sufficiently technically available for the main users – subject teachers and students. The article also deals with the problems of translation of biological terminology into English.

KEYWORDS: electronic textbook; multilingual education; biology; closed electronic textbook; modular and thematic concept; module; tests; animation; terminological vocabulary; methods of translation

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