Textbook v handbook

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.