Unit14EvaluatingandAdaptingTextbooks123
Goodtextbooksshouldhavethefollowingfeatures(Tomlinson1998):1)
Goodtextbooksshouldattractthestudents'curiosity,interestandattention
Inordertodothis,textbooksshouldhavenovelty(新奇的东西),variety,attractivelayout(present\explain\describe\design),appealingcontent,etc
Ofcoursetheyshouldalsomakesurethatlearningreallytakesplacewhenthestudentsusethetextbooks
Itisnotnecessarilyenoughthatstudentsenjoythetextbooks
Textbooksshouldhelpstudentstofeelatease
Thelayoutofpresentation,tasksandactivities,andtextsandillustrationsshouldalllookfriendlytothestudentssothattheyfeelrelaxedwhenseeingthem
Textbooksshouldhelpstudentstodevelopconfidence
Goodtextbookshelptobuildupstudents'confidencebyprovidingtasksoractivitiesthatstudentscancopewith
Textbooksshouldme