24 Global Journal of English Language and Literature April 2014. Volume 2. Issue 2. Website: https://sites.google.com/site/globaljournalofell/ A Comparative View on English and Albanian Language Textbooks Irida Hoti Abstract This paper highlights some important aspects of language learning at school. It attempts to present a comparative view on English textbook and Albanian language textbook. Firstly, is analyzed how far these texbooks are identical and different in terms of the structure of the text. Secondly, is shown the extension of grammatical knowledge, their integration with writing, reading and speaking, on second and sixth grade. The textbooks analyzed in this paper are applied in albanian schools in the second and sixth grade. Key Words: language, listening, reading, speaking, textbook, workbook, writing About the Author(s): Dr. Irida Hoti teaches in the Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Linguistics “Luigj Gurakuqi” University ,Shkoder, Albania. E-mail: iridahoti2000@yahoo.com INTRODUCTION The paper attempts to present a comparative view on English textbook and albanian language textbook. Firstly, it will be shown how far these texbooks are identical and different in terms of the structure of the text and then the extension of grammatical knowledge, their integration with writing, reading and speaking. 1. The structure of the text Good times 2