When the coursebook is not enough: A framework for selecting and designing supplementary teaching materials.
Textbooks are key components in second language programs. They are usually the primary source for much of the language input…
Category: Coursebooks
The Course Book Conundrum. A study in despair
Let’s set the scene first. A well dressed representative from a prestigious publishing house comes to your school with…
The views of some linguists and ELT authors on coursebooks
ELT coursebook writers are professionals who create materials and resources for language teachers to use in their classes. They…
Coursebooks:the most important tools in language learning
Throughout my professional career, I have realized that coursebooks have always been an important, if not the most important tool…
Do your lessons have to taste bland?
What does PARSNIP stand for? It’s an acronym for the following topics: (no) Politics, Alcohol, Religion, Sex, Narcotics, –Isms, Pork. Imagine real life without being able to enjoy…
Teaching Unplugged (?)
Let me share with you a brilliant lesson plan. It begins with the preliminary thinking which seems to be its…
Thinking out of the CourseBOOX Holistic Approach to Preschool education: Difficult task?
Holistic development includes 5 aspects: physical, intellectual, social, emotional, and spiritual. It derives from the Greek word «όλος» which…
Don’t get stuck in a rut, flip that coursebook now
It is generally accepted that most of our students are never at the same readiness level. As is the fact…
What is there to choose when you choose a coursebook?
Most teachers use a coursebook as the backbone of the course. More often than not, the coursebook provides the syllabus…
Coursebooks: Can we live with or without them?
As a child I was so happy when my parents had to buy me a new textbook when…