PG 05 - TOPIC 10 Quizz

According to Prabhu (1989): “teaching must be matched to the learners’ (a)   knowledge, course books will not be effective because they are not in touch with the state of this knowledge”.

Which is NOT an area in assigning responsibility for parts of the curriculum design?

• Content and sequencing

• Format and presentation

• Monitoring and assessing

• Group and individual attitudes

According to Prabhu (1989): “learners would be better served if teachers did not use course books but assembled their courses by drawing on a variety of (a)   such as conversation books, timed reading books, intensive reading books, listening texts, as well as teacher-made material”.

When an evaluation form does not cover all the important features of a course book, what criteria does it not meet?

• validity

• practicality

• reliability

Why should teachers use source books instead of course books? (You can choose more than one)

• A single course book does not meet the diverse needs of the learners in the class.

• Source books allow the teacher and learners to negotiate the syllabus during the course.

• Variety of sources keep each lesson as close as possible to what the learners need.

• Source books are believed to be much more reliable than course books.

The teacher should make a shortlist of two or three absolutely essential features to eliminate books that are not worth considering further.

• True

• False

The course book should NOT …

• have a number of lessons that suit the length of the course

• be at the right vocabulary and grammar level

• focus on language and skills that are the goal of the course

• include controversial topics

When the teacher changes the way the materials are presented (vary the speed, number of repetitions, add activities, provide extra practice, etc), what kind of relationship does the teacher have with the course book?

• Strong reliance on the course book

• Adapting the course book

• Using source books

• Using computers and the Internet

When evaluating the evaluation forms, which criteria do you use?

• reliability, authenticity, practicality

• practicality, authenticity, validity

• reliability, practicality, validity

• authenticity, reliability, validity

Using computers and the Internet has impacted language teaching in four main ways. One of the ways is that it is considered as self-access centres and language-learning laboratories.

• True

• False