Which

communicative
activities are
the most common
in modern textbook?
Content
 Factors to choose a modern textbook
 Communicative activities
 Conclusion
Factors to choose a modern textbook
Appropriacy:
 substantial and interesting material
 right level of maturity and language
Authenticity:
 realistic content
 exploiting language in a communicative or
“real-world” way

(Sheldon L.E. (1987). Evaluating ELT Textbooks and Materials.)

Factors to choose a modern textbook
Sufficiency:  being complete enough to
stand on its own
Educational validity:  taking account of
broader educational concerns
Accessibility:
 being clearly organized – Ss use material
easily (for revision or self-study purposes)

(Sheldon L.E. (1987). Evaluating ELT Textbooks and Materials.)

Factors to choose a modern textbook
Layout/ graphics:
 optimum density and mix of text and
graphical material on each page
 being appealing
Linkage:
 units and exercises connection
 cohering with other books in a series

(Sheldon L.E. (1987). Evaluating ELT Textbooks and Materials.)

WHICH COMMUNICATIVE ACTIVITIES ARE THE MOST
COMMON IN MODERN TEXTBOOK?
 Modern textb
Methods/CLT
ooks
Level of students

Abilities of using target language (TL) Oral classroom activities Stages?

to communicate in real-world tasks accuracy/ fluency?
Controlled/freer?
Hayriye Kayi
http://iteslj.org/Techniques/Kayi-TeachingSpeaking.html Tasks

• Situation based/ Opinion sharing/Discussion • Role play

• Mingling • Interview
• Information gap • Reporting
• Brainstorming • Picture describing
• Storytelling • Story completion
New Headway Pre-Inter, OUP, 2004
Unit 1- Getting to know you
New Headway Pre-Inter, OUP, 2004
Unit 2- The way we live in
New English File-Inter, OUP, 2006
Unit 1A- Food: Fuel or Pleasure?
New English File-Inter, OUP, 2006
Unit 1B- If you really want to win, cheat!
New English File-Inter, OUP, 2006
Unit 1C- We are family!
Empower Elementary (A2)- CUP, Empower Ele
Unit 1, speaking, p.129 mentary (A2)-
CUP,
Unit 1, speaki
ng, p.132
Empower Elementary
(A2)- CUP,
Unit 1, speaking, p.129
Streamline English, OUP, 1979
Unit 9, Speaking
Streamline English, OUP, 1979
Unit 10, Speaking
Lifelines, Pre-inter, Unit 1, p.21
Active B2 level, Longman, 2008,
Unit 1, p.13
Connections B1, Burlington Books, 2011
Unit 1
New Headway Pre-Inter,
OUP, 2004
Unit 2-The way we live in
New English File-Inter, OUP, 2006
Unit 1B- If you really want to win, cheat!
4Cs 3, CUP, 2012,
Unit 5, Keep talking! p.133, 135
4Cs 3, CUP, 2012,
Unit 11, Keep talking! p.147,148
The most common speaking activities in Which communicative activities are the
modern textbooks most common in modern textbook?
• Situation based/ Opinion sharing/Discussion
Role play
• Mingling
Interview • Information gap
• Brainstorming
Situation/ Opinion based
• Role play
Mingling • Storytelling
• Interview
Information gap • Reporting
• Picture describing
Picture differences
• Story completion
Table/Form completion
Mini Game