After looking at two different models of course design, the seminar looked at a study (presented by Ian McGrath in ELT Journal) of how teachers and learners view coursebooks. Those teachers who viewed coursebooks as a guide used metaphors suchRead more…
In Brian Tomlinson’s Materials Development in Language Teaching, Malay (2011) explains that because coursebooks have to appeal to the largest possible number of students, teachers will need to adapt them for a specific learning context and to suit the needsRead more…
The pre-seminar task for week three involved organising ourselves into groups of three, choosing one of the selected readings and summarising it for the rest of the group. Based on our own experiences and the reading, we created a draftRead more…