Issues in Materials Development (Critical New Literacies: The Praxis of English Language Teaching and Learning (PELT))

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 objective and systematic way. This ranges from considering learners' needs, adopting, adapting, selection, and gradation of materials to the specific focus of the book on developing various types of materials for the four language skills, pronunciation, ESP vocabulary, and computer assisted language learning materials. Authenticity of materials to be designed and the inclusion of affective factors to develop motivating materials to engage language learners, in addition to features of materials design at a universal level are other areas to read about. This book finally tries to open new horizons and possible futuristic approaches to improve today's ELT materials. -- Back cover Front Matter....Pages i-ix The Importance of Materials Development for Language Learning....Pages 1-9 Principles and Procedures in Materials Development....Pages 11-29 The Importance of Needs Analysis in Materials Development....Pages 31-41 Selection and Gradation in Materials Development....Pages 43-56 Adapting and Adopting Materials....Pages 57-64 Developing Reading Materials for ESL Learners....Pages 65-73 Some Guidelines for Developing Listening Materials....Pages 75-81 Materials to Develop Speaking Skill....Pages 83-92 Material for Teaching Writing....Pages 93-108 Pronunciation Materials....Pages 109-119 The ESP Vocabulary Portfolio as a Tool for Sustained Vocabulary Learning....Pages 121-133 Technology in Materials Development....Pages 135-144 Authenticity in Materials Development....Pages 145-158 Using Affectively Engaging Texts to Stimulate Motivation in the Learner-Centred Classroom....Pages 159-181 Universal Design in Materials Development....Pages 183-192 Improvements in Today’s ELT Materials Development....Pages 193-205 Back Matter....Pages 207-225