If you are looking for courseware that comes from a reputable publishing house, please check out the ones below. There is a lot of courseware (including interactive ones and those designed for using online) for different age categories (Pre-School, Pre-Primary/Primary, Lower and Upper Secondary, K-12, Very Young Learners/Young Learners, Teenage Learners, Young Adults, Middle-Aged Adults, and Older Adults) and many more extra materials such as different subjects, ESP (English for Specific Purposes): EAP (English for Academic Purposes), EPP (English for Professional Purposes) / EOP (English for Occupational Purposes), curricula, international exams, etc., that can be found on the official websites of the publishers. Most courseware is focused on British English (BE), fewer are focused on American English (AE), and some are focused on both. All CEFR levels.
Below you can see the most popular coursewares used by teachers all over the world that are designed for Adult Learners (General: CEFR A1 – C1, Business: CEFR A2 – C1).
| Oxford University Press (OUP) – oup.com Adult Learners (General English): New English File (BE and AE) New Headway (BE and AE) English for Life (BE) English Result (BE) Navigate (BE) International Express (BE) Skills for Success (BE) Adult Learners (Business English): Business Result (BE) Business Basics (BE) Business Vision (BE) Business Focus (BE) Business Venture (BE) Business one:one (BE) |
| Cambridge University Press (CUP) – cambridge.org Adult Learners (General English): Empower (BE) face2face (BE) Evolve (BE) English Unlimited (BE) Touchstone (BE) Viewpoint (BE) Adult Learners (Business English) English 365 (BE) Business Benchmark (BE) Business Advantage (BE) |
| Pearson – pearson.com Adult Learners (General English): New Total English (BE) Speakout (BE and AE) CareerView (AE) Cutting Edge (BE) English in Common (AE) Future (AE) Pearson English Interactive (BE) Roadmap (BE) StartUp (AE) Lifestyle (BE) Adult Learners (Business English): Business Partner (BE) Intelligent Business (BE) Market Leader (BE) Project Success (AE) |
| National Geographic Learning – eltngl.com Adult Learners (General English): World Link (AE) World English (AE) Life (BE and AE) Keynote (BE and AE) 21 Century Communication / Reading (AE) Get Started (AE) Outcomes (BE) World Class (AE) Stand out (AE) English in Action (AE) Adult Learners (Business English): Success with Business (BE) English for Business (AE) English for Business Life (BE) |
| Macmillan Education – macmillanenglish.com Adult Learners (General English): Speak Your Mind (AE) Language Hub (BE and AE) Skillful (AE) Open Mind (BE) Breakthrough Plus (AE) Global (BE) openMind (AE) Move (BE) New Inside Out (BE) Straightforward (BE) Adult Learners (Business English): In Company (BE) The Business (BE) Business English Skills: Meetings in English, Email English, Telephone English, Presentations in English, Networking in English (BE) Business Builder (BE) Get Ready For Business / Get Ready for International Business (BE) |
The main materials include:
- A Coursebook / Class / Student’s Book / Textbook + Audio CDs
- A Workbook / Interactive Workbook + Audio CDs and a Teacher’s Book
Additional materials:
- A Teacher’s Resource Pack (Wordlists/Glossary, Videos, Podcast Flashcards, Big Storybooks, Puppets, and Posters)
- Progress Tests
- Other supplementary materials (you can find these by going to the official website of the publishing house).
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