Diler GÜLTEKİN & Fatoş Uğur ESKİÇIRAK

Bahçeşehir UniversityEnglish Preparatory School

FOCI-VIII @ İzmir University of EconomicsTHE QUEST FOR THE IDEAL COURSEBOOK

“LANGUAGE LEADER”

How long? 4 years

Which levels?

Beginner: X (not available on the market)

Elementary: (A1)

Pre-Intermediate: (A2 & B1)

Intermediate: (B1 & B2)

Upper-Intermediate : X

Why?

- Themes / Topics – more appropriate for university

students

- Integrated skills – treated relatively better as a whole in

one course book

- Compared to other course books, requires less

supplementary materials

Criteria used while choosing the course book

How well it meets the needs stated in …

- Faculty students questionnaires

- Lecturers and professors questionnaires

- Prep school students questionnaires

- Prep school teachers meetings

In-depth analysis of the course book

READING SKILLLanguage Leader Elementary (A1) Reading for gist: 2 Reading for specific info: 23 Identifying the main idea: 8 Identifying the audience and the purpose of the text: 3 Guessing meaning from context: 1 Making inferences: 3 Detailed / Intensive reading: 4 Referencing: 1

LISTENING SKILLLanguage Leader Elementary (A1) Listening for specific info: 22 Listening for main ideas: 11 Detailed listening: 4 Making inferences : 4

Was it successful? Yes & No

Did we need to supplement it? Yes!

How?1. Use the reading or listening texts in the book, but

prepare new tasks or exercises for them

2. Supplement the course book with some extensive reading & listening materials

3. Design a writing and speaking booklet which will better suit the needs of the students

Super Food

Excel Health and Fitness Club

Life Above Ground.doc

For Sale (EBay).doc

Green Fashion.doc

A Holiday in Thailand.doc

A1 WRITING BOOKLET SC.doc

A1 SPEAKING BOOKLET SC.doc

Thank you for listening!