I've decided to go ahead and dedicate the whole month of June to a series of blog posts relevant to my own coursebook series Boost! from Pearson Longman.
Far from being (I hope!) a demonstration of shameless self-promotion, my intention here is to explore a range of interesting topics and issues and use the Boost! series as a sort of grounding context to not only demonstrate, but also question and critique.
Here are just some of the things I'm looking forward to exploring with this series of blog posts:
- Materials and activity design for the 'tween' and 'preteen' sectors of EFL/ESL in particular
- Building a skills-based approach to language learning
- Options for coursebook application
- The role of international tests in coursebook design
- The 'glocal' challenge involved in global 'one size fits all' coursebooks
- A closer look at particular macro skill sectors (from reading, writing, listening, speaking, grammar, and vocabulary)
- Teaching methodology as it is reflected in coursebook design
- Integrating coursebooks with technology and social media
- The ELT 'author experience' (before, during, and after!)
So I hope you'll join me here on the blog in June to explore some of these issues and areas, and forgive a coursebook writer for apparently dedicating a whole month of his own blog to things relevant to his own publications...
If there is anything else relevant to coursework for learners aged 9-15 in general or Boost! in particular you'd be interested in seeing addressed in this series, by all means let me know!
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