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Unite 14 is about books and materials .it mainly talking about course book . some people consider very useful tool for teacher and are in favor of studying only course book , others are against it and would like to select teaching material by their own , without having any restriction .
Authentic material are every things in English speaking countries like brochures, magazine ,leaflet , menu , film , video ,
They are not ok and good for new learner and it is for teacher who is going to decide what to advice and what to do in class .
Authentic material are interesting and motivating and they are real and students get more confidence when they read and understand and can be geared to the interest of particular group of students
Created material are those which is designed by teacher to replace or supplement materials from a course book .they are
Cross word , word search puzzle , flashcard – gap fill activities – picture stories .
Corse book normally consist of
1-students book
2-work book
3-teacher book
4- video cassette or CD
Course book advantages :
1-nearly it is expected by all students
2- teacher books are good source for novice teacher to guide them
3- they are very attractive and appealing to eye
4-all four skills practice simultaneously
5- the material tested before publishing
6-it provides some kind of security both for students and teachers
7-it provide syllabus which is graded to level of students
Course disadvantages:
1-it is not fit the specific needs of students
2-students might not to like course book so they will be reluctant
3- it can make teacher lazy
4-most books in the market are designed for all nationality and special groups are ignored .
5-normaly teachers don’t have the right of selection by their own and it is school or institute who says what to do and what not to do
6-exclusive us of course book make student to predict the subject for teaching and it makes them boring
Best use of course book
1-we should not consider the course book for whole class period.
2-in preparing lesson plan , consider time allocation for replacement /adoption /supplementation .
3-we should not base our plan to course book and we should look to student's need .
4-course book is not a solution to every problem . we should be active and try out new ideas.
5-we should approach book critically .
6-we should explore the ways to full fill the needs of students.
For different use for course book use
1-omit2-replace-3supplenet -4 adapt
For analyzing course book
If teacher have a chance of selection for course book , he / she should think about
Price /availability /design / skills/ methodology /difficulty / syllabus / topic / teacher guide /availability of ancillary material
