1. TOURISM The role of the textbook in teaching and learning 2012 1

2. Approved Textbooks for grade 10 Tourism – Via Africa Toerisme – Via Africa Top Class Tourism – Shuter & Shooter Spot On Tourism – Heineman Ensure that schools buy only textbooks from the national catalogue 2

3. Learning how to use and adapt textbooks is an important part of a teacher’s professional knowledge Good textbooks serve to turn the guidelines in the official government syllabus (CAPS) into a rich source of content, texts and activities This would be beyond the capabilities of most teachers to develop on their own 3

4. Advantages of using a good textbook For teachers Serve as training for inexperienced teachers Provide ideas for planning and teaching Provide the basis for the content of the lessons Provide subject terminology and language practice Provide activities and exercises Save teacher’s time – enable teachers to teach rather than developing material 4

5. For learners Provide the basis for the learning the content of the subject Serve to supplement the teacher’s instructions Provide the major source of contact they have with the language Maintain quality of learning Standardise instruction – learners receive similar content and can be tested in the same way 5