coursebook

Student learning guide

A coursebook is a textbook designed for a particular course of study, especially for language learning.

The term is more common in British English than American, where textbook covers the same ground: The coursebook comes with audio files and a workbook.

format

textbook

Academic subject manual

chapters · pages · cover · spine · edition · print · publisher · glossary · index · appendix

curriculum

syllabus

Course plan document

  • modulesSelf-contained system components
  • unitsStandard measures of quantity
  • lessonsUnits of teaching

topics · subjects · outline · framework · objectives · standards · requirements · prerequisites · progression · competencies

pedagogy

instruction

Guidance for action

scaffolding · differentiation · proficiency · levels · beginner · intermediate · advanced · EFL · ESL · TEFL

learning

study

Deliberate learning effort

comprehension · self-study · assignments · readings · workbook · activities · drills · vocabulary · grammar · review

Categories
Opposites
curricular centrality

coursebookreference book

Volume for looking up

further reading · recommended reading · leisure reading · workbook

formality of learning material

coursebookprimary source

Unmediated evidence from events

original text · trade book · novel · magazine article · blog post

formality of educational purpose

coursebookleisure reading

Unpressured engagement with texts

novel · beach read · popular fiction · page-turner · bedtime reading

Family

coursebooks

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G