Longman with English Power!
This class involved us taking alook at English source books.
Under the title of
Longmann and English Power 3
English Power 3 is a source book designed for lower school English students. From initial observations, the text book is quite large and thus would not bee a source book in which students would need to buy. I would not recommend students purchasing this book, but rather, it should be used as a reference book. Pages should be photocopied and then handed out to students. One of the key advantages of using English Power 3 is that the wa it is constructed is quite aesthetically pleasing. The pages are colourful, large pictures and illustrations and the text does not look daunting. This is quite a bonus when handing these sheets out to a lower school group of students. However, one main concern with English power 3 is that the objectives and activities are quite text specific. This means there is less flexibility to apply your own texts to activities.
The Longmann English source book is designed for a year 11 group of students and in my opinion, presents a more in-depth look at texts. The activities are challenging and engaging whilst specifically stating the outcomes that are going to be addressed.
I would recommend using the Longmann books for a higher-level class as the source book approaches texts with quite complex topics.
One thing I must say, is that source books should not be used to replace teacher constructed lessons. I believe source books should compliment teaching programs and not replace them.
