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Textbook Writing: Program Pengembangan Pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris 5 Meeting

The document discusses the process of developing an English language textbook. It begins by asking the reader what comes to mind when they hear the word "textbook" and lists both potential negative and positive aspects. It then outlines several key steps to designing an effective textbook, including: defining the context by understanding the audience, setting, course details and timeframe; articulating one's beliefs about language learning and teaching; conceptualizing the appropriate content; and developing materials while considering the textbook as part of a larger system. The document concludes by listing the specific steps involved in writing a textbook, from formulating the initial concept to revising based on feedback to final printing.

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Textbook Writing: Program Pengembangan Pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris 5 Meeting

The document discusses the process of developing an English language textbook. It begins by asking the reader what comes to mind when they hear the word "textbook" and lists both potential negative and positive aspects. It then outlines several key steps to designing an effective textbook, including: defining the context by understanding the audience, setting, course details and timeframe; articulating one's beliefs about language learning and teaching; conceptualizing the appropriate content; and developing materials while considering the textbook as part of a larger system. The document concludes by listing the specific steps involved in writing a textbook, from formulating the initial concept to revising based on feedback to final printing.

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Textbook Writing

Program Pengembangan
Pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris
5th Meeting
Who am I?
• Ask me questions and try to know who I
am.
• So, who am I?
My Portfolios
What’s in your mind when you hear
the word ‘textbook’?
Negative or Positive?
Negative Positive
• Fail to present appropriate and • More accountable than
realistic language teacher-made material
• Fail to contextualize language • provide material, reviews and
activities visual record of progress for
students
• Inadequate cultural
understanding • also give secure feeling to
learners
• Fail to address discourse
competence • provide various activities
• gender problem • with good design and lay out
motivate learners to study
• Deskill teachers
Steps to Design a Textbook
• Consider a textbook as a system
• Define the context
• Articulate your beliefs
• Conceptualize the content
• Develop your material
A System in a System

Process

Input Output
Defining the Context
When we design a textbook we design it
for a specific group of people, in a specific
setting, for specific amount of time, in
short, for specific context.
Understand: the people (students &
stakeholders), physical setting, nature of
course, teaching resources, time
Articulate Your Beliefs
beliefs about language
beliefs about the social context of language:
- Sociolinguistics
- Sociocultural issues
- Sociopolitical issues
beliefs about learning and learners
beliefs about teaching
Conceptualizing the Content
 Thinking about what we want students to learn
in the course, given who they are, their needs,
and the purpose of the course.
 Making decision about what to include and
emphasize and what to drop.
organizing the content in away that will help us
to see the relationship among various elements
so that we can make decisions about objectives,
materials, sequence and evaluation.
Writing a text book
1. Formulating the concept
2. Mapping
3. Drafting
4. Sending the draft to the editor
5. Checking the feedback
6. Sending the revised material for the lay out
7. Checking the white printed
8. The material is ready to be printed
Questions?
Thank you and see you!

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