I’ve been running an eikaiwa in Fukuoka for about 12 years, and I’m at my wit’s end with series like Let’s Go and Everybody Up. My teachers have always disliked them, the students are indifferent, and switching between textbooks while trying to plan lessons has been a constant headache.
We’re now seriously considering creating our own five-level series of books tailored to the different levels of students in our school. I’m curious if anyone else has experience with schools that use in-house materials.
Our goal is to create something more student-, parent-, and teacher-friendly—cutting out much of the fluff in commercial series that students rarely use—so we can focus on building communication skills at the lower levels and teaching more relevant skills to older students.
by snugglenator