Unit 14 Evaluating and Adapting Textbooks

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1、welcomeUnit14EvaluatingandAdaptingTextbooks1Whyandwhatdoteachersevaluateandadapt?2Howdoteachersevaluatetextbooks?3Howdoteachersselecttextbooks?4Howdoteachersadapttextbooks?TeachingaimsWhyandwhat?14.1methodologyWhydoteachersevaluatetextbooks?WiththerapidELTdevelopme

2、ntinChina,moreandmoretextbookshavemadetheirwaytothemarket.Choosingtherighttextbookisbecomingmoreandmoreimportantatalllevels.Whatdoteachersevaluate?Agreatvarietyofresourcesusedinlanguageclassroombesides“textbooks”:Audiocassettes,videos,CD-ROMs,dictionaries,grammarbo

3、ok,readers,workbook,teachers’book,photocopiedmaterials,flashcards,andotherauthenticmaterials,suchasnewspapers,photographs,advertisements,radio/TVprogrammes,etcmethodologyDiscussion:Evaluatingtextbook14.2Whatarethefeaturesofgoodtextbooks?Attractthestudents’curiosity

4、,interestandattentionHelpstudentstofeelateaseHelpstudentstodevelopconfidenceMeetthestudents’needsExposethestudentstolanguageinauthenticuseProvidethestudentswithopportunitiestousethetargetlanguagetoachievecommunicativepurposesTakeintoaccountthatthepositiveeffectsofl

5、anguageteachingareusuallydelayedfrequentandampleexposure)TakeintoaccountthatstudentsdifferinaffectivefactorsMaximizelearningpotentialbyencouragingintellectual,aestheticandemotionalinvolvementSelectingtextbooksEvaluatingtextbooksisonething,selectingtextbooksisquitea

6、nother.Foronething,teachersmaybeoverwhelmedbytherichcontentsofthetextbook,whichusuallyhasseveralvolumes.Foranother,teachersdonotalwayshaveaclearawarenessofwhattheirstudentsneed.Inordertomakethejoboftextbookselectioneasier,materialsresearchershavedevelopedseveralpra

7、cticalandoperationalchecklistsforclassroomteachers.14.3Task:Choosetwosimilartextbookswhichareusedinthemiddleschoolsorcollegesintheplacewhereyouarestudying.UseGrant’sway:(Partone)Dosethebooksuityourstudents?1Isitattractive?Giventheaverageageofyourstudents.YESPARTLY

8、NO2Isitculturallyacceptable?YESPARTLYNO3Arethecourse’sphysicalcharacteristicsappropriate?(E.g.isitdurable?)YESPARTLYNO(Parttwo)Dosethebooksuitthe