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Practitioners respond to Freda Mishan's ‘The Global ELT coursebook: A case of Cinderella's slipper?’

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 June 2021

David Connolly*
Affiliation:
HSE University, Moscow, Russia RUDN University, Moscow, Russia Southern Ural State University, Chelyabinsk, Russia

Extract

First of all, I would like to thank Freda Mishan (2021) for a fascinating and insightful article into English language teaching (ELT) coursebooks. She covers a wide range of perspectives and raises many important issues. Although I may have different views on some of these, I think she has done a great service in helping me look with fresh eyes at what many teachers take for granted: the humble yet ubiquitous ELT coursebook.

Type
Pedagogical Implications
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

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