Coursebooks in ELT

A broad look at an ever-scrutinized ELT

staple

Sample Coursebooks Focus on IELTS

Inside Out

Upstream

Outcomes

Coursebook Orientations

➢ Teacher-Based

➢ Student-Based

➢ Learner Centered

➢ Field of Knowledge Centered

➔ Project Oriented

➔ Time-specific

➔ Workbook Oriented

Coursebook Components

Grammar KnowledgeActivit

iesReadings Vocabula

ry ListsLanguage

Skills and Systems

Tips

Extra Ideas

Fixed

Expressi

ons

Idioms

PictionariesChapter

Summaries

Activiti

es

Projects

Resources

CDsTests

Quizzes

Coursebooks’ Pros ❖Efficiently organized to help students

see their progress.

❖Well structured syllabus.

❖Interesting content.

❖Consistent grammar.

❖Appropriate vocabulary and use of language .

❖Excellent reading and listening material.

Coursebooks’ Pros 1.Planning syllabus.

2.Creative material.

3. Content based on learner's level (development of skills and C.C ).

4. Save time with planning lessons and evaluations.

5. Provide a source of ideas and methodology.

Coursebook’s Cons

Teachers rely too much on them (Kanyapiar, 2009)

The grammar is not always consistent.

Many follow the same grammar syllabus

Texts are not very engaging

Seems like the only way the class can move forward.

Adding, adapting and replacing

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