《中学英语教学法》Unit_18_Evaluating_and_Adapting_Textbooks.doc

Unit 18 Evaluating and Adapting Textbooks Aims of the unit： 1. What are textbooks for? 2. Why and what do teachers evaluate and adapt? 3. How should teachers evaluate textbooks? 4. How should teachers select textbooks? 5. How should teachers adapt textbooks? I. What are textbooks for? In all modern school systems the textbook has long served not only to support instruction but to symbolize that instruction, in other words, the textbook defines the curriculum. 1. Textbooks or teaching materials Nowadays, textbooks in traditional pedagogy have evolved into a g