Module teaching and integrating language skills lesson 1

Activity 4 Advantages and disadvantages of having one coursebook
Objective: to let students explore advantages and disadvantages of having one coursebook for a course.
Time: 20 minutes
Materials:

Procedure:

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  Tell students now you will explore why the syllabus recommends using several books, not just one.
  
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  Put students in groups of 4-5 and ask them to brainstorm reasons why teachers should use several books and resources to teach a specific course.
  
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  Once students are ready, let them share their ideas with the whole class.
  

Why teachers should use several books (not one) to teach a course? Reasons: - Coursebooks become outdated and might not match the syllabus - It is almost impossible to find all the needed topics in one coursebook - It will allow a teacher to take into account needs, learning styles, preferences of a particular class -Students will be more motivated and interested to learn as using one coursebook the whole year (or even several years) might be boring. - It will allow a teacher and students access up-to-date materials

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  Summarise the discussion and say that the primary goal of teachers is to teach learners not teaching a coursebook from cover to cover. A coursebook should not replace a syllabus. Teachers should try to use a variety of resources and regard a coursebook as a source book.