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Unit 18 Evaluating and Adapting Textbooks Aims of the unit: What are textbooks for? Why and what do teachers evaluate and adapt? How should teachers evaluate textbooks? How should teachers select textbooks? How should teachers adapt textbooks? 18.1 What are textbooks for? In all modern school systems the textbook has long served not only to support instruction but to symbolise that instruction, in other words, the textbook defines the curriculum. However, as no textbook is perfect, the tasks facing teachers is how we can compensate for the disadvantages when using a textbook. This has become an increasingly important capability required of teachers. 18.2 Why and what? Think about your English learning experience and make a list of the materials you used. Try to be as specific as possible. Then based on the list, answer these questions: Did you particularly like or dislike any of them? Why? Were the titles on your list widely used then? Are they still being used now? When you are ready, go into groups and pool your lists. 18.3 Evaluating Textbooks On-theevaluation In-the-use evaluation External evaluation Internal evaluation Features of good textbooks Good textbooks should attract the students’ curiosity, interest and attention. Textbooks should help students feel at ease. Textbooks should help students develop confidence. Textbooks should meet students’ need. Textbooks should expose students to language in authentic use. Features of good textbooks Textbooks should take into account that the positive effects of languatge teaching are usually delayed. Textbooks should take into account that students differ in learning styles. Textbooks should take into account that students differ in affective factors. Features of good textbooks Textbooks should maximize learning potential by encouraging intellectual, aesthetic and emotional involvement which stimulates both right and left brain activities. Good textbooks enable students to receive, process and retain infor