SELECTION AND USE OF COURSEBOOK MATERIALS

UNIT 24

What I learnt in this unit was truly important for the English teacher's role. First of all, the use of a coursebook helps teachers to do activities inside the classroom which students have to achieve in each lesson. In this unit, I have studied what a coursebook is, how it is organized and which materials it has. 

Mainly, the coursebook is an important resource which includes the teacher's book in which he/she uses to guide students' learning. It is also organized in different tasks depending on the content. Additionally, it contains dialogues, transcripts, audios, the workbook, and interesting topics that will help students' understanding about the language. 

Sometimes, the coursebook accommodates to the students' needs, if not, the teacher's role is to adapt supplementary materials that must have the same aim from the original book.

For example, if there is a topic from the teacher's book that is not interesting for the students, the teacher has to look for another without losing the content (vocabulary, grammar, etc) that the topic has in the original one. 

In a teaching situation, I will apply my knowledge using the coursebook in a correct way. That is to say that, first I will analyze before using it and after that, I will motivate my students what materials they are going to be using in the course in order to let them know for a better class development. 

Below, you will find a video which explains how to use the coursebook correctly. 

In this link, you will find the teacher's book which is part from the coursebook: http://educacion.gob.ec/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2013/03/English_Book_2-Teacher.pdf

BIBLIOGRAPHY

(Mary Spratt, Alan Pulverness, Melanie Williams, 2011)