| In house or out house, it's all the same to me!
I can see everybody's points about in-house textbooks, but I don't find the books by Oxford or Cambridge to be anywhere near "excellent". Pretty, yes. Organized, yes. Useful, rarely. I have found it much more effective to make my own lessons using TPR, storytelling, and writing and speaking activities that keep students active. They don't learn much from ANY textbook, unless it just happens to suit their needs perfectly, which is not likely with any mass-produced textbook. |