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Peerless English

Peerless English. A book like no other…. Approach. Authenticity balanced with academic tone Culturally sensitive and non-discriminatory Balance between learners’ culture and wider world views Individualization and age- appropriacy Building learner autonomy

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Peerless English

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  1. Peerless English A book like no other…

  2. Approach • Authenticity balanced with academic tone • Culturally sensitive and non-discriminatory • Balance between learners’ culture and wider world views • Individualization and age-appropriacy • Building learner autonomy • Including non-natives and learners

  3. Content • Explicit rationale and purpose • Themes: • contextualize grammar and build vocabulary • provide stimulating input • encourage production • Variety of text length in reading and listening • Meaningful tasks • Targeted for needs of faculty students • Rhetorical flexibility, writing ‘tool kit’

  4. Content • Simple and clear instructions • Skills and language support and complement each other • Includes meta-language and academic social language • Learner development and study skills • Functional approach to grammar • Word lists incorporated • Learners’ dictionary

  5. Structure and Layout • User-friendly • Clear flow through units • Not too much page flipping • Visually stimulating but not busy • Themes are not too long • Variety • Progression across levels

  6. Resources • Teacher’s book • New Ts vs. experienced Ts • Includes ‘self-updating’ follow-up tasks • Digital platform • Vocabulary building component • Performance-based feedback • Personalized study plan

  7. Choosing a new book for use in Fall, 2015

  8. Pre-Use Prep (1 academic year) • MAPPING OBJECTIVES • Supplement missing objectives • Omit extra objectives • Add supplementary tasks to exploit book • ESTABLISH TESTING SPECIFICATIONS • Question types, etc. for testing purposes • Establish themes/ vocabulary • Digital / virtual environments (videos, digital platforms) • Word lists • Assignments, portfolios, etc. • Coordinating main book with skills/grammar/etc. • Design pacing guide/schedule for Ts  • Teacher training for new book, workshops

  9. In- and Post-Use Evaluation (2 year)

  10. ASSESS EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BOOK BY Look at success rates i.e exit/ proficiency exams) Get feedback from department lecturers Get feedback from students after prep Get wider feedback from Ts and then Ss, comparing their experience (as in pilot) • CLASSROOM OBSERVATIONS How T exploits books HowSs respond to book Flow of lesson / effectiveness of book Help T use book more effectively / address negative sentiments

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