Addressing mismatches between classroom context and coursebooks: four national perspectives

LÓPEZ BARRIOS, MARIO LUIS; GRAVES, KATHLEEN; GARTON, SUE; MESSEKHER, HAYAT ; NUANGPOLMAK, APIWAN ; SEFERAJ, KRISTJAN

Toronto

Congreso; TESOL 2015 International Convention "Crossing Borders - Building Bridges"; 2015

Teachers of English to speakers of other languages (TESOL)

In this session, presenters from Albania, Algeria, Thailand, and Argentina discuss major obstacles to effective use of coursebooks, and ways that mismatches between materials and classroom contexts can be addressed. Issues include cultural appropriateness, ministry mandated innovation, misalignment with student language levels, and teachers? attitudes towards locally produced materials.