Short presentation of my IATEFL 13 talk: Of course! Using a coursebook AND dealing with emergent language

 

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Recently there has been a focus on dealing with ‘emergent language’, rather than following a syllabus. But does this mean that coursebooks are irrelevant? Surely coursebooks are ultimately a collection of topics, texts and tasks- the bedrock of any course.

In this 20 minute presentation, I  look at some ideas for using coursebooks (or any other off the shelf material) while still allowing the teacher to facilitate and engage with emergent language.

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17 Responses to Short presentation of my IATEFL 13 talk: Of course! Using a coursebook AND dealing with emergent language

  1. Kalimullah Marwat

    Hi Rachael, Congratulations! It’s so revealing; the illustrations are so apt. I got what I feel I can use in my class with my students. Thanks Regards Kalim

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  2. gcyama

    Hello Rachael–Brilliant presentation! So brilliant in fact that I am commenting for the first time. Love your blog. Thanks for this! Gretchen

  3. Hi Rachael, really interesting talk – thank you. I’ve tried to find “Textdebate.com”, but I can’t find it. Did I hear you correctly?

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  6. A wonderful presentation. I couldn’t agree more.
    Thank You
    Tina

  7. Lesley Duffin

    This was really interesting and thought provoking Rachael. You’ve hit on a really important area for teachers who like to provide some semblance of structure for their learners but want to add, alter and embellish published material. As I’ve become more experienced I’ve used ideas and materials from several sources adapting them for whoever is in my group but in the early days course books were essential and I think this is the same for many teachers. There are some excellent books with interesting and useful materials so why not use them. Someone has spent a lot of time getting them right after all.

    • Yes, I completely agree. Fine if you don’t want to use published materials, or want to make your own, but why make it a moral stance when there are also clear benefits to using them?

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  13. A good point and many nice ideas. Thanks!

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