This paper is a kind of the retrospective evaluation. Since the textbooks in Saudi public schools are not produced by the EFL instructors themselves, the instructors have to determine which textbooks suit the needs of their learners. Accordingly, there are many textbooks produced around the world every year and this wide collection of textbooks is designed for EFL situations. This variation results in a confusion among teachers, particularly those who have not strong experience. In addition, experienced instructors may find it difficult to determine a textbook for their target students. As has been pointedout by Chambers (1997: 15), the materials selected in an English language teaching class should be chosen by the possible highest number of users. This is to enhance the feeling of decision ownership. Therefore, there is interrelated
between the selection and evaluation of textbooks.