THE IDEAL COURSEBOOK

FOCUS GROUP I

MICHELLE KESKİN (İZMİR UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS)ŞEYMA YILMAZ (MEDENİYET UNIVERSITY)

PELİN TEKİNALP ÇAKMAK (MARMARA UNIVERSITY)NİHAL AKDERE (BOLU İZZET BAYSAL UNIVERSITY)

ÇİĞDEM TUNCERGİL (EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY)WILLIAM KERR (KOÇ UNIVERSITY)

MAD

The ideal coursebook should:

* meet our institution’s objectives

* make the objectives accessible / visual / tangible for students and teachers (checklists after each unit/module)

* be theme-based, communicative, skills-integrated and production oriented

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* be a multimedia book (more like a guidebook / reference book linking the objectives to other resources)

* encourage student-centered approach

* promote critical thinking

* focus on study skills and strategies / include reminders / tip boxes throughout

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Tasks and activities should:

* promote collaborative work

* suit the student profile of our institution

* reflect real life situations

* encourage project-based work

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The texts should:

• be as authentic as possible

• be relevant to the student’s interests and needs

• treat both local and global topics

• have a systematic approach to revising and recycling vocabulary

TASK I: SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE WRITERS