English Language Teaching Materials

Author: Nigel Harwood
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521198569
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 449

Book Description
"Provides an overview of the current state of materials design in language teaching. The materials discussed include the complete range of language-learning resources from teacher-created materials to commercially-developed tasks, texts, and activities. Seventeen original chapters explore the issues involved in the design, implementation, and evaluation of materials in a wide variety of contexts. The contributors, an international group of established experts, explain the theories and principles underlying their approaches to materials design. They examine the issues that materials writers encounter when developing language-teaching materials, both in print and digital formats, and present a variety of solutions that help resolve those issues. Discussion questions and tasks follow each chapter to make this volume useful to prospective and practicing teachers alike"--Page 4 of cover

Global Englishes for Language Teaching

Author: Heath Rose
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107162734
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 277

Book Description
Provides a ground-breaking attempt to unite discussions on the pedagogical implications of the global spread of English, and lobby for change.

English Language Learning Materials

Author: Brian Tomlinson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN: 9781441122308
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 344

Book Description
This research collection presents a critical review of the materials used for learning English around the world. The first section includes a discussion of materials for specific learners and purposes, such as young learners, self-study, academic writing and general proficiency. The second section presents a detailed study of the materials used in Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Africa and Australia, and critically evaluates their effectiveness in the teaching of English to speakers of other languages. Taking both the teacher's and the learner's needs into consideration, the book makes a positive contribution to the future of research in materials development, and has practical applications. This comprehensive, critical analysis of materials in use around the world will be useful for academics researching materials development and applied linguistics and for students on post-graduate applied linguistics and ELT courses.

Critical Perspectives on Language Teaching Materials

Author: John Gray
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN: 9780230362857
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 264

Book Description
This Critical Perspectives on Language Teaching Materials brings together a collection of critical voices on the subject of language teaching materials for use in English, French, Spanish, German and Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) classrooms. It is firmly located within the 'critical turn' in Applied Linguistics and seeks to build on the growing body of work in this vein. Collectively the authors take it as axiomatic that the politics of representation and identity, and issues of ideology and commercialism cannot be neglected in any serious study of language teaching materials. Rather, it sees these issues as central. The book draws on research carried out in the UK, Spain, North America and Brazil, and is aimed at language teachers, teacher educators, students, researchers, materials writers and those working in the materials publishing industry.

Pronunciation Games

Author: Mark Hancock
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521467353
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 116

Book Description
Pronunciation Games is a photocopiable resource book for use with students of elementary to proficiency level.

Materials Development in Language Teaching

Author: Brian Tomlinson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521762855
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 473

Book Description
Comprehensively revised and updated to take account of the impact of technology on the field of materials development

Developing Materials for Language Teaching

Author: Brian Tomlinson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1474210538
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 550

Book Description
This supplementary ebook contains the 12 chapters from the first edition of Brain Tomlinson's comprehensive Developing Materials for Language Teaching on various aspects of materials development for language teaching that did not, for reasons of space, appear in the second edition.

The Cambridge Guide to Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Author: David Nunan
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521801273
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 10

Book Description
This book, written by leading practitioners, brings together a comprehensive overview of TESOL.

English Language Teaching Materials

Author: Nigel Harwood
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521121582
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 449

Book Description
English Language Teaching Materials: Theory and Practice provides an overview of the current state of materials design in language teaching. This volume provides an incisive overview of the current state of materials design in language teaching. Seventeen original chapters explore the issues involved in the design, implementation, and evaluation of materials in language programs in a wide variety of settings and contexts. This stimulating collection considers different approaches to materials design - including teacher-developed classroom materials, commercial materials, and technology-driven materials. Discussion questions and tasks follow each chapter to make this volume useful to both prospective and practicing teachers alike.

The Routledge Handbook of Materials Development for Language Teaching

Author: Julie Norton
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000539733
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 544

Book Description
The Routledge Handbook of Materials Development for Language Teaching is the definitive resource for all working in this area of language and English language teaching. With 34 chapters authored by leading figures from around the world, the Handbook provides an historical overview of the development of language teaching materials, critical discussion of core issues, and an assessment of future directions. The contributions represent a range of different international contexts, providing insightful, state-of-the-art coverage of the field. Structured in nine sections, the Handbook covers: changes and developments in language teaching materials controversial issues in materials development research and materials development materials for language learning and skills development materials evaluation and adaptation materials for specific contexts materials development and technology developing materials for publication professional development and materials writing Demonstrating throughout the dynamic relationship between theory and practice, this accessible Handbook is essential reading for researchers, scholars, and students on MA programmes in ELT, TESOL, and applied linguistics.