Pros and Cons
ROLE OF TEXTBOOK IN A LANGUAGE PROGRAM
Con arguments
Textbooks do not consider all abilities equally.
Supplementary material is necessary to use it
It is necessary to adapt it to the context
Limits the possibility of being creative
Textbooks don't correspond to the real context
Pro arguments
students can have the material to study in advance or to review what they have learnt
They present the topics in order and in progress for the class
It fulfils students’ and teachers’ needs and expectations
They offer the possibility to teachers of using different kind of activities and resources
The teacher’s book is a valuable tool especially for new teachers to help them organize their classes.
Subtopic
It assures a measure of structure
The classes are already prepared
