This document discusses the new package of instructional materials for teaching English as a second language in schools in Kerala. The package includes 5 books: 3 for students, 1 for teachers, and 1 for teacher educators. It specifically discusses the Course Book (textbook) and the Source Book. The Course Book is intended for detailed study and incorporates materials for English language study according to accepted approaches and principles. It serves as a prominent tool for both teachers and learners. The Source Book serves as a handbook for teachers, providing additional materials and information to support classroom instruction and give teachers flexibility in content and methodology. It includes supplementary exercises and materials corresponding to the units in the Course Book.

1. COURSE BOOK
AND
SOURCE BOOK
SHANI MOL SB

2. The New Package
There is a new package of instructional materials for teaching and learning
English as a second language in the schools of Kerala. They have been prepared
under the initiative and supervision of the SCERT, Kerala with the involvement
of educationalexperts and experienced teachers.
There are 5 books in the package.
 3 for students
 1 for teacher
 1 for teacher educators
They are
 English Course book (Textbook)
 English Practice Book (Workbook)
 SupplementaryReader
 Teachers’Source Book
 Teacher- Educators’Manual

3. ACourseBookis also knownasIntensiveReader.
It is intendedfordetailedstudy.
It was calledtextbookpreviously.
In India(Culcutta)thefirst presswas installedandtextbookswereprintedin1824.
TheCourseBookshouldbeinconcordwiththeapproachandcontentofthe
curriculumdesignedforaparticularsubjectclassandagegroup.
EnglishCourseBookincorporatesmaterialsforEnglish languagestudyaccording
totheacceptedapproachesandprinciples.
Prominenttoolinthehandsoftheteacheraswellas thelearner.
Accordingto Herolikar,textbooksarethewrittenformofknowledgeand
thinkingmeantfororganizedteachingandinstruction
COURSE BOOK

4. STRUCTURE
The structurecan be classified into two, with respect to contentand
form.
▪ Contentrefers to what relevant matters should be incorporatedin the
text
▪ The form refers to the layout sequencing, quality of paper and print,
size, attractiveness, etc.
Text books can be structural,Notional-functional or Task based
conforming to the approach of the curriculum

5. CHARACTERISTICS/ QUALITIES
֍ It is helpful to the teacherand the student to realize the prescribed vocabulary
and structures
֍ The vocabulary and structuresare selected and graded according to the
principlesfrom easy to difficult, from simple to complex and from familiar to
unfamiliar.
֍ It gives scope for revising earlier vocabulary and structuresand also to affirm
passive vocabulary.
֍ It containsdifferent language forms. Prose and poetry are preferably in the
ratio 2:1
֍ The selected materials are interestingand value based
֍ Functional aspects are given priority
֍ There is scope for sufficient exercises, with clear instructionsto promote
communicative skills- oral and written
֍ Illustrationsrelevant to the contexts are given wherever necessary, as
fascinating as possible to the students

6. ֍ The subject matter is suitableto the age level of the students
֍ There is enough scope for interesting and worthwhileactivities
֍ It enablesto develop the language skills in a balanced way
֍ The technical features like get up, lay out, etc. are attractive and flawless
֍ It has a companion Hand Book( Source Book) for the teacher and a Practice
Book for students
֍ It promotesthe Psychological and Sociological aspirations of the students
֍ It is utilitarian as well as informative
֍ It makes learning systematic
֍ It helps the students’self study
֍ It guides and controlsteachers and gives teaching – learning objectives a
concreteand specific form, and

7. The quality of a text book can be assessed in terms of a coefficient, with the help
of a 3 point rating scale by collectingopinionsfrom teachersusing the formula
CoA=
𝐺 −𝑃
𝐺+𝐴+𝑃
CoA – Coefficient ofAttitude
G- Good
A- Average
P- Poor

8. SOURCE BOOK
▪ The teachers’Source Book serves as a hand book more than in its
conventionalsense.
▪ It helps the teacherproviding him with additional materials and information.
▪ It gives enough freedom t the teacher in the choice of methodology or even
contentnot concededor suggested in the book.
▪ It gives the teachera variety of situation, example, exercises, tasks and
activities to be chosen from among for classroom use.
▪ There are Source Book for classes 8 to 10 which aid the English teacher
▪ There are Sources Books on evaluation for the teacher
▪ These are prepared by educationalexperts and experienced teachers through
a series of workshops

9. The Source Book of 8 contains9 parts
1.The introduction
2.Functionsof English
3.Competencystatements
4.General guidelines
5.Detailed analysis of units
6.Supplementarymaterials
7.Evaluation
8.Additional testing materials and
9.Samplequestion paper
It gives, in general, important instructionsto the teacher and a variety of
exercises correspondingto the units in the Course Book.