Three current TESOL controversies
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By James Jenkin
Course books: Yes or no?
Many teachers and students are fans of course books. Most are professionally written and provide teachers with ready-made material. Their alignment with international proficiency levels, such as CEFR, is useful for schools. And, more importantly, they...
Bringing a Course Book to Life
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By James Jenkin
Many language learners (and teachers) like having a course book.
Students feel a book gives a course direction, and makes it seem organized. They can review what they’ve covered. And many modern course books are well-written, attractive and interesting.
However, we can make...