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THE IDEAL COURSEBOOK
FOCUS GROUP I
MICHELLE KESKİN (İZMİR UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS)ŞEYMA YILMAZ (MEDENİYET UNIVERSITY)
PELİN TEKİNALP ÇAKMAK (MARMARA UNIVERSITY)NİHAL AKDERE (BOLU İZZET BAYSAL UNIVERSITY)
ÇİĞDEM TUNCERGİL (EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY)WILLIAM KERR (KOÇ UNIVERSITY)
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The ideal coursebook should:
* meet our institution’s objectives
* make the objectives accessible / visual / tangible for students and teachers (checklists after each unit/module)
* be theme-based, communicative, skills-integrated and production oriented
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* be a multimedia book (more like a guidebook / reference book linking the objectives to other resources)
* encourage student-centered approach
* promote critical thinking
* focus on study skills and strategies / include reminders / tip boxes throughout
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Tasks and activities should:
* promote collaborative work
* suit the student profile of our institution
* reflect real life situations
* encourage project-based work
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The texts should:
• be as authentic as possible
• be relevant to the student’s interests and needs
• treat both local and global topics
• have a systematic approach to revising and recycling vocabulary
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