Assignment C - Instructions
This assignment aims to develop and assess your ability to
• Evaluate and exploit published teaching materials, online resources and authentic texts
• Match materials and methodology to learner needs
• Design teaching activities of various types for advanced students
What am I required to do?
There are two parts to the assignment:
1) Investigating and Evaluating a coursebook
2) Selecting & exploiting authentic materials, and using the internet for teaching
You should submit both parts together.
Before you begin, download all the templates and other documents you need for this
assignment (9 in total).
Part 1 - Investigating and Evaluating a coursebook
1. Download the Cutting Edge Advanced Sample Unit and Scope and Sequence
2. Download the Evaluation template and write a short evaluation of the book and saying why
you would or would not like to use this book with an advanced class. Refer to the relevant
points on the checklist given in Unit 10 of the TEFL Academy course. (300 - 500 words).
Part 2 - Selecting and exploiting authentic materials and using the internet for
teaching.
Who am I teaching?
You are working in an English speaking country. You have a mixed nationality general
English class of 15 Advanced C1-C2 adults (See the authentic text template for more detail).
Select a suitable authentic* listening or reading passage that you have found on the internet
that you could use for a listening or reading comprehension lesson. If you choose a reading
text, submit a copy of the text with your assignment. If you choose a listening text provide a
link, but please also write out a script in full. You should highlight 12 vocabulary items
(words or phrases) which it would be useful to teach. You do NOT need to provide a lesson
plan or description of your comprehension lesson.
This assignment aims to develop and assess your ability to
• Evaluate and exploit published teaching materials, online resources and authentic texts
• Match materials and methodology to learner needs
• Design teaching activities of various types for advanced students
What am I required to do?
There are two parts to the assignment:
1) Investigating and Evaluating a coursebook
2) Selecting & exploiting authentic materials, and using the internet for teaching
You should submit both parts together.
Before you begin, download all the templates and other documents you need for this
assignment (9 in total).
Part 1 - Investigating and Evaluating a coursebook
1. Download the Cutting Edge Advanced Sample Unit and Scope and Sequence
2. Download the Evaluation template and write a short evaluation of the book and saying why
you would or would not like to use this book with an advanced class. Refer to the relevant
points on the checklist given in Unit 10 of the TEFL Academy course. (300 - 500 words).
Part 2 - Selecting and exploiting authentic materials and using the internet for
teaching.
Who am I teaching?
You are working in an English speaking country. You have a mixed nationality general
English class of 15 Advanced C1-C2 adults (See the authentic text template for more detail).
Select a suitable authentic* listening or reading passage that you have found on the internet
that you could use for a listening or reading comprehension lesson. If you choose a reading
text, submit a copy of the text with your assignment. If you choose a listening text provide a
link, but please also write out a script in full. You should highlight 12 vocabulary items
(words or phrases) which it would be useful to teach. You do NOT need to provide a lesson
plan or description of your comprehension lesson.
