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In Section 7, we will cover the following key areas:
π Prospective and Retrospective Evaluation: Learn how to evaluate coursebook materials and supplementary materials both before and after use, ensuring they meet the needs of your learners and align with your teaching goals.
π Reviews and Publishers' Descriptions: Discover the value of reviews and publishers' descriptions in guiding your selection of resources and gaining insights into their content and suitability.
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Evaluation Checklists: Explore evaluation checklists that consider factors such as availability, layout, graphics, accessibility, grading, appropriacy, cultural bias, authenticity, stimulus/practice/revision balance, and guidance.
π CATALYST: Learn about the CATALYST framework, a helpful tool for analyzing and adapting coursebook materials to suit your learners' needs and preferences.
π Adapting Materials: Understand the importance of adapting materials to cater to the specific needs and interests of your learners, creating a more engaging and relevant learning experience.
π Supplementary Materials: Explore the different types of supplementary materials, their purposes, potential benefits, and possible risks or limitations.
π Teaching Aids: Discover a range of teaching aids, such as boards, data projectors, smartphones, video/audio equipment, and realia, and how to effectively incorporate them into your lessons.
π― By the end of this section, you will have a solid understanding of these key concepts, enabling you to select and use resources, adapt materials, and leverage teaching aids to create dynamic and effective lessons. π
- Introduction
- Anticipating Learner Difficulties
- Developing Your Teaching Methodology
- Coursebook Issues
- Coursebooks: Pros & Cons
- Letter to the Headmistress
- Two Ways to Evaluate
- Asking The Right Questions
- Selecting & Prioritising
- Criteria for Selecting Coursebooks
- Checklist for Evaluation
- Catalyst
- Keep It Simple
- Adapting Materials
- Supplementary Materials- Why Use Supplementary Materials?
- Criteria for Evaluating Supplementary Materials
- Teaching Aids
- Recommendations
- Quiz: Supplementary Materials
- Test: Selection of Teaching Aids
- TKT Sample Task: Using Coursebooks
- Sample Exam
- Sample Task 1
- Sample Task 2
- Sample Task 3
- Self-Test Questions
- Practice Tests
- Tests