From Syllabus to Materials Development
- 2. Task 1 (i) List some of the materials/resources that you use for teaching and learning (ii) Do you need to write your own materials? Why/Why not? (iii) What problems/challenges do you encounter? (iv) If you have to write your own materials, what factors would you need to take into considerations?
- 3. Implications for materials writer Needs of clients Linguistic needs Cultural Authenticity Layout/physical production Context Pedagogical
- 5. IDENTIFICATION by teacher or learners of a need to fulfil or a problem to solve by the creation of materials EXPLORATION of the area of need/problem in terms of what language, what meanings, what functions, what skills etc? CONTEXTUAL REALISATION the proposed new of materials by finding of suitable ideas, contexts or texts with which to work
- 6. REVISION OF MATERIALS EVALUATION OF MATERIALS – Teacher evaluation based on feedback from teachers and students.
- 7. Start INPUT Language Content TASK Additional Output Student’s own Knowledge and abilities Set Of Materials
- 9. STRENGTHS Systematic steps in the process Areas covered WEAKNESSES Materials writing is dynamic and a self adjusting process . Human mind does not work in linear fashion- reiterative forwards and backwards e.g. wondering about physical production may spark off thoughts about contextualization Assumes materials are effective No evaluation of materials – not dynamic. Has materials met objectives of learning? A variety of optional pathways and feedback loops which make the whole process dynamic and self regulating
- 10. Say what is the most important criterion/factor that you will bear in mind when you develop materials You can begin with “ I will ensure that I …………”
- 11. Writing materials which are effective Approach is Learning and learner centred Teachers understand their own learners best Teachers are researchers All teachers need a grounding in materials writing To reduce teachers’ dependency on published materials ( key component of pre service and in-service training) Means of professional development (Popovici and Bolitho 2003) All teachers teach themselves