2. Coursebook Assessment
It is a judgement produced before using
a textbook.
Coursebook evaluation:
Judgement on how well a book has
performed after having used it.
3. Criteria for Assessment
Always consider students’needs.
We may use checklists:
Price
Availability
Layout and design
Instructions
Methodology
4. And more…
Syllabus type, selection and grading.
Language study activities.
Language skill activities.
Topics
Cultural acceptability
Usability
Teacher’s guide
6. Benefits of using Coursebooks
Coherent syllabus.
Authors are well-known methodologists.
Satisfactory language control.
Resource materials: CD-ROM, DVD, CDs.
Teacher’s guides with extra resources or
activities.
Students view progress as they proceed
through different units.
7. Restrictions:
They may impose contents and learning
styles.
Units and lessons follow the same
format/ boring.
They may be culturally inappropriate.
8. OPTIONS
DIY approach.
Or USING A TEXTBOOK:
We can use them critically and use the
OMIT
REPLACE strategies.
9. Using the Coursebook
Teachers may change some activities:
Add
Rewrite
Replace activities
Re-order
Reduce
(*) Practical on textbook assessment.