Course books continue to play a significant role in EFL teaching and learning by providing useful ready-made material to both teachers and students. However, inappropriate use of course books may de-skill teachers and tire students. This paper explores the role of course books in EFL teaching and examines how teachers can make effective use of the material. It mainly applies to novice teachers and those working in centralised systems, where decisions are made by ministries and committees. The first part of the paper refers to the role of course books, their impact on teaching and learning processes, and explains why teaching should be course book-based rather than course book-led. The second part of the article is an attempt to demonstrate how course books can be appropriately exploited by using the important processes of evaluation, selection, adaptation and supplementation. It also refers EFL teachers to sources of guidance and practical advice.
Authors
- Education Level
- Adult Education
- Peer Reviewed
- F
- Publication Type
- Reports - Evaluative
- Published in
- United States of America
Table of Contents
- Angeliki Constantinou Charalambous MA in ELT 1
- 25 May 2011 1
- ABSTRACT 2
- Introduction 3
- The Role of Course books 3
- Using course books effectively 6
- Conclusion 10
- Sources of guidance and practical advice 10
- REFERENCES 11
- Practical English Teaching ELT Journal Currents of Change in English Language Teaching 11
- ELT Textbooks and Materials Problems in Evaluation and Development 11
- Materials Writers Guide 11
- Evaluating and Selecting EFL Teaching Materials 11
- Course Design Developing Programmes and Materials for Language Learning 11
- Making the Most of Your Textbook 11
- The Practice of English Language Teaching 11
- Teaching and Learning in the Language Classroom 11
- Materials Writers on Materials Writing 11
- Practical English Teaching 11
- ELT Journal 11
- The Input Hypothesis Issues and implications 11
- Materials and Methods in ELT 11
- Practical English Teaching 12
- Materials Evaluation and Design for Language Teaching 12
- Guidelines 12
- ELT Journal 12
- Practical English Teaching 12
- RELC Journal 12
- Beyond Training Perspectives on Language Teacher Education 12
- ELT Journal 12
- ELT Textbooks and Materials Problems in Evaluation and Development 12
- Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language 12
- Practical English Teaching 12
