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This handbook provides an overview of the development of language teaching materials, critical discussion of core issues, and an assessment of future directions. It is essential reading for researchers, scholars and students on MA programmes in ELT, TESOL and Applied Linguistics.
List of contents
List of illustrations
Acknowledgements
List of Contributors
Introduction and overviewPART 1
Changes and developments in language teaching materials
1. The discipline of materials development
2. Language learning materials in the digital era
3. Theory and practice in materials development
PART 2
Controversial issues in materials development
4. Why do we need coursebooks?
5. Authenticity in language teaching materials
6. Selecting language for materials writing
7. From global English to Global Englishes: questioning approaches to ELT materials
8. Culture and materials development
9. Representation in coursebooks: a critical perspective
PART 3
Research and materials development
10. Materials development: what can you research, how and why?
11. Using research to inform materials development
12. Writing corpus-informed materials
PART 4
Materials for language learning and skills development
13. Materials for teaching grammar
14. Materials for teaching vocabulary
15. Materials for developing speaking skills
16. Materials for developing reading skills
17. Materials for developing writing skills
PART 5
Materials evaluation and adaptation
18. The analysis and evaluation of language teaching materials
19. Approaches to materials adaptation
PART 6
Materials for specific contexts
20. Developing a primary coursebook series for Turkey
21. Versioning coursebooks
22. Writing EAP materials
23. Writing materials for ESOL
24. Materials for English Medium Education
25. Writing materials for Spanish teenagers
26. Writing materials for an English-speaking environment
PART 7
Materials development and technology
27. Developing blended learning materials
28. Materials for mobile learning
PART 8
Developing materials for publication
29. Learner contributions to materials in language teaching
30. How do writers write?
31. The editor's role in developing materials
PART 9
Professional development and materials writing
32. Making the materials writing leap: scaffolding the journey from teacher to teacher-writer
33. Materials as a tool for professional development: a perspective from publishing
34. Training materials writers
Index
About the author
Julie Norton is a Lecturer in Applied Linguistics and TESOL and Co-Director of Teaching and Learning at the School of Education, University of Leicester. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Authority (SFHEA). She is also co-author of
Navigate Pre-Intermediate.Heather Buchanan is a Lecturer in Language Education and Director of Postgraduate Taught Courses (Teaching and Learning) at the University of York and an experienced teacher trainer. She is co-author of
Navigate Intermediate.Consultant editor: Graham Hall
Editorial Advisory Board: Kathleen Graves, Hitomi Masuhara, David Nunan
Summary
This handbook provides an overview of the development of language teaching materials, critical discussion of core issues, and an assessment of future directions. It is essential reading for researchers, scholars and students on MA programmes in ELT, TESOL and Applied Linguistics.
