Monday, October 27, 2008

Some reminders on the Characteristics of materials

Just some reminders about some characteristics of materials.

1. Language
English textbooks should have correct, natural, recent, and standard English. Since students' vocabulary is limited, the vocabulary in textbooks should be controlled or the textbooks should provide information to help students understand vocabulary that they may not be familiar with. for lower-level students, grammar should also be controlled. Many textbooks use narratives and essays. It would be useful to have a variety of literary forms (for example, newspaper articles, poetry, or letters), so that students can learn to deal with different forms.

2. Information on Culture
The cultural information included in english textbooks should be correct and recent. it should not be biased and should reflect background cultures of English. It should include visual aids etc., to help students understand cultural information.

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