The document summarizes Jeremy Harmer's chapter on choosing coursebooks for teaching English. It lists factors to consider when evaluating coursebooks, such as price, layout, methodology, topics, cultural acceptability, and usability. Evaluation measures include teacher records, discussions, and student response. The document also discusses options for using coursebooks, including a DIY approach, using textbooks critically by omitting or replacing activities, or changing activities by adding, rewriting, re-ordering, or reducing content.

1. Class Notes by Camila Roldán
Practice II - Class 26th
June 2014
Choosing coursebooks
Jeremy Harmer - “How to teach English”, Chapter 11.
 It is a judgement produced before using a textbook.
 We must always consider our students' needs,
 We may use checklists:
- Price and availability - Add-ons and extras.
- Layout and design - Instructions
- Methodology
o Syllabus type, selection and grading.
o Language study activities.
o Language skill activities
o Topics: Are they appealing?
o Cultural acceptability
o Usability: Are we really going to profit from this book on our classes? Is it
going to be useful for the next year?
o Teacher's guide
Evaluation Measures
 Teacher record.
 Teacher discussion.
 Student response.
 Discuss. Reasons for/ against using coursebooks:

2. Class Notes by Camila Roldán
OPTIONS
 DIY approach. (Do it yourself!)
 Or using a textbook
 We can use them critically:
 Omit.
 Replace strategies.
 Teachers may change activities: add, rewrite, re-order, reduce.