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TKT Unit 23:Selection and use of

coursebook materials

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How to select and use

coursebook materials Coursebook materials are all the

materials in a coursebookpackage that we use in theclassroom to present and

practise language, and todevelop learners language skills.

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A coursebook packageusually includes:

A students book

A teachers book

Tapescript (thewords learnershear)

Lesson plans

Extra orsuggestedactivities

Audio and videorecordings

A workbook oractivity book (abook with extrapractice material)

CD-ROM or extramaterials on theweb

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Teachers often base their

selection of teaching materials(coursebook or supplementary)

on a needs analysis, i.e. astudy of learners level,language needs and interests,

using questionnaires, interviewsor diagnostic tests.

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The information from theneeds analysis helps to buildup a class profile (a

description of all the learnersin the class) and shows whatthey have in common and howthey differ from each other.

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So, the teachers task is

to select the coursebook

or any teaching materialsthat best matches the

class profile

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What questions should

we ask when selectingteaching materials?

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Is the material visually attractive? Is it visually clear (e.g. usingdifferent colours, different fonts,headings, etc.?

Does the visual material help learnersto understand context and meaning?

Is it well organised?

Can you and your learners follow thelogic of the materials and find yourway around the page or the unitquickly and easily?

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Is it culturally appropriate?

Will the context(s) be familiar tolearners? culturally biased?

Is there a mixture of different

cultures presented in the coursebook?

Is it suitable for your learners age

and their needs and interests?

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Will the topics be motivating to suit

the age, gender, experience andpersonal interests of your learners?

Is it at the right level?

Does it provide a clear enough contextand/or explanations for learners tounderstand new language?

Does it give learners enoughopportunities to use the language?

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Ways to adapt materials: Shorteningmaterial

Extendingmaterial

Reorderingmaterial Changing the form of the task

Making use of all the resourcesin the book

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The coursebook

the main content for a lessonwhereas

material that needs to be morepersonalisedfor the learners

the teacher/learners themselves

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Therefore,

When planning lessons,teachers should think about

what the coursebook givesyou and what you need to

add.

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Coursebook provides: Ts can add:

situation / context warmer

pictures instructions

dialogues (conversationbetween 2 people) andtexts

role-play

tasks and exercises homeworktasks

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We can change the order of

activities in the coursebookin order to introduce variety

in one of the followingareas:pace, interactionpattern, sequence of skills

practice, level of difficulty,content, mood, etc.

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We should think about howto make material moreattractive and interesting

for learners and how tobring material off the page,

e.g. using mime, pictures,realia (real objects), etc.