Using Coursebooks
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 2:34 pm1. "I think it is impossible to find the perfect book; each one has good and bad features."
For example:
I agree. I think it's impossible to find the perfect book. This is because every teacher and every class is different. However, I think that some books ....
2. "A good coursebook should have themes which relate to the children, lots of recycling and lots of pictures."
I agree. I think it's important that a book has these features because this is how students, in this case children, will be more interested in what they are learning, about the recycling feauture is important because this is a way students will practice language and do not forget about it.
3. "It isn't enough to have a Students' Book, Teacher's Book and Workbook; a teacher needs other things, like flash cards and supplementary components."
I agree. Sometimes is not enough with what the book give, because probably the students could need more practice around the languge they are looking at.
4. "My school chooses the coursebook. I don't have any say in the matter."
I agree. Nevertheless they encourage us to supplement the book with other material or texts from other coursebooks.
5. "I like coursebooks with central characters and a story."
I agree. With a story the children follow to what is happening to the characters and they are engaged to what they are doing in class and it can even be more personal.
6. "If the workbook has an answer key, the children just copy the answers."
I agree. The students' book shouldn't have answer, but if we want for students to have the answers for certain excercise we can provide them with a copy of it.
7. "We don't use coursebooks for very young learners at my school. I make all my own materials."
I don't agree. Students need something they can check and study from in their houses with their parents.
For example:
I agree. I think it's impossible to find the perfect book. This is because every teacher and every class is different. However, I think that some books ....
2. "A good coursebook should have themes which relate to the children, lots of recycling and lots of pictures."
I agree. I think it's important that a book has these features because this is how students, in this case children, will be more interested in what they are learning, about the recycling feauture is important because this is a way students will practice language and do not forget about it.
3. "It isn't enough to have a Students' Book, Teacher's Book and Workbook; a teacher needs other things, like flash cards and supplementary components."
I agree. Sometimes is not enough with what the book give, because probably the students could need more practice around the languge they are looking at.
4. "My school chooses the coursebook. I don't have any say in the matter."
I agree. Nevertheless they encourage us to supplement the book with other material or texts from other coursebooks.
5. "I like coursebooks with central characters and a story."
I agree. With a story the children follow to what is happening to the characters and they are engaged to what they are doing in class and it can even be more personal.
6. "If the workbook has an answer key, the children just copy the answers."
I agree. The students' book shouldn't have answer, but if we want for students to have the answers for certain excercise we can provide them with a copy of it.
7. "We don't use coursebooks for very young learners at my school. I make all my own materials."
I don't agree. Students need something they can check and study from in their houses with their parents.