Articles tagged ‘Textbooks’
From TEFLtastic: How The Future Of Textbooks Has To Be
By Katie | August 13th, 2007 |
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If you’re into predicting the future, and you’ve already digested my five TEFL trend predictions, have a go at Alex Case’s how the future of textbooks has to be.
He says that some of the most important new-ish knowledge about learning has not really been incorporated all in one textbook…and he has some answers.
First of all, [...]
“How Can You Teach Someone English If You Don’t Speak Their Language?”
By Katie | April 12th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
This is a wide question of course, and may show a lack of familiarity on the asker’s part with what’s involved in learning a language.
I’d explain it like this: learning a language is a process that happens over time. It’s not that one day you don’t know it and the next you do, [...]
An Open Letter To Whoever Is Marking Up The School Copies Of Textbooks
By Katie | April 4th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Whoever you are, making your rounds of the English language schools of eastern Europe and, for all I know, much of Asia as well, writing the answers in the school copies of the textbook: please stop!
I have to say I find it especially troublesome when the textbook in question is Elementary. First of all, [...]
TEFL Mystery #3: The Elusive Reward Resource Pack
By Katie | January 31st, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I believe there are five separate books of resources in this superb series, from Starter to Upper Intermediate. I like that many are games (or at least have some competitive or fun yet still communicative component) and while they often require some cutting or advance thought on examples to use, most activities are also low-prep.
The [...]
How Closely Should You Follow A Textbook?
By Katie | December 21st, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Reasons for following the book rather closely:
Textbook editors/authors, at least modern ones, are generally well-educated people who know what they are doing. Yes, each group’s needs will be unique, but textbooks are often good guides. Individual needs will also be diverse, and sticking around the book can avoid you having to choose to [...]
Dueling Coursebooks: The Headway/Cutting Edge Debate
By Katie | November 16th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Featured at the right is my favorite EFL teacher holding a copy of New Headway Elementary. Which book do you prefer and why?
TEFL Logue readers, help me out and leave me some comments. I really can’t nominate you to speak from here (and if I could I wouldn’t keep doing it, [...]
