教材

I hope the textbook will provide a foothold for students of the subject.

我希望这本教材能让本专业的学生打下基础。

Isn't this textbook beginning to date?

这本教材不是已旧了吗？

In other words, get the students to use what they have to learn to think, they will unheedingly learn and remember.This is more effective than rote-learning.

换句话说，让学生多多运用教材进行考，让他们在不知不觉中把教材记住，而不是学生强记死背，教学效果更能提高。