The results of the research seemed to demonstrate that
this particular textbook actually did not stand up
reasonably well to a systematic in-depth analysis and that
the negative attributes far out-weighed the positive
characteristics. Despite a few favorable points, the
teachers felt that ‘Spot on’ was not relatively compatible
with the 8th grade students’ language-learning aims
(47.8%, partially agree, 34.2% disagree, 17.4% agree).
Moreover, the teachers found that ‘Spot On’ actually
did not raise their students' interest in further language
study and they would voluntarily choose to use the
textbook again (39.1% disagree, 21. 7 partially agree, 34.
8% agree). In conclusion, ‘Spot on’ can not be wholeheartedly
recommended. Nevertheless, if the entire
textbook package is well organized and it contains a wide
variety of useful supplementary materials, it can be an effective textbook in the hands of a good teacher and
instructors should not be discouraged from using it with
the appropriate learner audience. It should be organized
with the goal of facilitating communicative competence.