Hello everybody,

Due to various cut-backs on resources, I've found that I'm using course books less and less for some of my classes, which poses a problem- what should I do about materials for the course?

My action plan is as follows:

1) (a) Using some course book materials, I 'cut and paste' or 'edit down' a reading comprehension, images and exercises, for example, to something that is relevant and useful for the group in question, making sure to reference when I got the material from;

1) (b) If I've got an adequate amount of time to prepare, depending on the aims of the lesson, I prepare something from scratch, or at least something more creative that includes drawing, language games, video, or song.

2) When those aren't possible, I then take the easy route and photocopy directly from the book, which, despite the alarm bells going off in my head, is against copyright and publisher rights and so on.

In your opinion, what's the best option if we're without a course book? What are your ideas/solutions? Tell me what you think.

Thanks,

Emma.