Unit 25: Selection and use of supplementary materials and activities.

How do we select and use supplementary materials and activities?

 

                   Do supplementary materials may also come from authentic sources?  Well, supplementary materials are books and other materials that teachers use in addition to the coursebook. First, there are many reasons to use supplementary materials like to replace unsuitable material in the coursebook and to add variety to our teaching, so there are cases that a teacher choose a coursebook but it does not provides interesting activities. Second, those could have some advantages and disadvantages like using DVDs will provide visual context, but sometimes schools do not provide equipment. However, when the book does not fill students’ needs, the teacher should find out extra activities in order to reinforce the students learning process.  To conclude, if a teacher feels that is necessary to use supplementary material he should be aware of what supplementary materials are available in the school.

 

 

Reference

Spratt, M., Pulverness, A., & Williams, M. (2011). The Teachink Knowledge Tests Course . United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.

  http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/pink-bow-tie

http://global.oup.com/uk/orc/law/media/media_statutes4e/resources/supplementary/ 

http://samoseminar.wordpress.com/2012/12/20/supplementary-materials/