[etni] Fwd: coursebooks and sectors
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From: yona kates <yona_kt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: coursebooks and sectors
I've been following Laurie's thread on the ETNI list and I want to add
a point that I realized a few years ago. I was tutoring an Ethiopean
high school pupil and asked her the well known question - "What did
you eat for breakfast?"
I expected the usuall, egg, tomato, etc. Then I learned that
Ethiopean diet is completely different from what we think of as our
usual meals. For me it was a learning experience, but it also opened
my eyes to some of the difficultes pupils encounter.
Her textbook was also completely disconnected from her life. It was
based on the Western "discourse" and I even thought it was too much.
I'm sure that writing textbooks is not easy, and asking teachers to
adapt their material to their pupils can be overwhelming. But someone
could take up the challenge.
Thanks for raising this question. I think it's very important. Yona Kates
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