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Reasons, advantages and disadvantages for using textbooks

Why do we need

coursebooks?

What advantages do

coursebooks have?

What disadvantages do

coursebooks have?

It is a useful

resource.

It saves time.

It serves as a

syllabus support.

It provides

interesting

activities.

It is helpful for

less experienced

teachers.

They are visually

attractive.

They are usually

responsive to

students needs.

They have variety.

They have

credibility.

They provide a

structure for the

syllabus.

They can be expensive.

The teachers role can be

limited as well as it can

lower students progress.

Teachers can become less

engaged in teaching and

lesson planning.

!ontent and language

might not fit teachers and

students" expectations.

Taken from Tsiplakides, I. #$%&&'. (electing an )nglish coursebook* Theory and practice.

Theory and practice in language studies, +', pp. +-+/0. 1dapted by 2u3ue, 2.,

4into, 1. 5 4into, I. #$%&'. 6anguage 6earning Resources #module', 7niversidad

de !aldas, 8ani9ales.