Issues in Materials Development

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Azarnoosh, Maryam (Editor), Zeraatpishe, Mitra (Editor), Faravani, Akram (Editor), Kargozari, Hamid Reza (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Rotterdam : SensePublishers : Imprint: SensePublishers, 2016.
• Series: Critical New Literacies: The Praxis of English Language Teaching and Learning (PELT)
• Subjects: Education.; Education, general.

Issues in Materials Development provides readers with theoretical foundations and practical aspects of designing materials for EFL/ESL contexts. It starts with discussing some basic and preliminary principles of materials design followed by scrutinizing critical issues in materials development in an...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• The Importance of Materials Development for Language Learning
• Principles and Procedures in Materials Development
• The Importance of Needs Analysis in Materials Development
• Selection and Gradation in Materials Development: A Language-Centered and Learner-Centered Perspective
• Adapting and Adopting Materials
• Developing Reading Materials for ESL Learners
• Some Guidelines for Developing Listening Materials; Materials to Develop Speaking Skill
• Material for Teaching Writing
• Pronunciation Materials
• The ESP Vocabulary Portfolio as a Tool for Sustained Vocabulary Learning: Student-Created Materials
• Technology in Materials Development: A CALL Perspective
• Authenticity in Materials Development: Towards a Framework for a Localised Approach to Authenticity of EFL Teaching and Learning Materials
• Using Affectively Engaging Texts to Stimulate Motivation in the Learner-Centred Classroom
• Universal Design in Materials Development: Veneer and Soul
• Improvements in Today’s ELT Materials Development
• About the Contributors
• Author Index
• Subject Index.