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Materials Development for Language Learning Activities

1. Introduction
1. 1. What kind of material can we find?
    1. -Informative.-Instructional.-Experential-Exploratory.-Eliciting
2. What is the origin?
2. History of Publication on Materials Development.
1. Mid-eigthies to nineties: Articles and specific references
  1. 1980: Examples and references
    1. Mid nineties to 2000´s: Methodologies
      1. 2000´s: Adaptation and systematize
        Now. It is an academic field
3. Materials evaluation
1. 3.1. Establishing criteria and developing evaluation instruments
  1. Assessment
    1. Testing? Attractiveness? Stages? Fool-Proof?
      1. CRITERIA
        Universal
        Local
        So, is it subjective?
        Targets, goals, achievements.
2. 3.2. Reporting Evaluations
  1. Focused on Practitioners
    1. Excess of information
      1. Micro & Macro Evaluations
        Subjective & Theoretically Uninteresting
        So must be focused on WHO PILOTS the Evaluation TO ILLUSTRATE EFECTIVENESS
4. Materials adaptation
1. Sistematicaly Intuitively
2. Context
  1. 1. Methodology Learners Objectives Teacher
      1. Individual Personal Modern
        Task-Based
        Communication
        Interaction
        Participation
        Managment
3. 1. Mc.Grath (2002)
    1. 4 evaluate processes
      1. Select
        Section
      2. Task
        Use
        Understanding
  2. Islam & Mares (2003)
    1. Learning Styles
      1. Autonomy
      2. Cognitive Skills
      3. Engagement
  3. Saraceni (2003)
    1. Involve Learners
      1. Relevant
      2. Universal
        Provocative Topic
      3. Authentic
5. Materials production
1. How writers write
  1. Principles Languages Acquisition
    1. Target
  2. Inspiration
    1. Think - Write (Crative Process)
  3. Writing Task
    1. Analyze
    2. Context
      1. Report
      2. Comprenhesion
2. Principles Development of Materials
  1. Principles PRIOR writing
    1. SLA
      1. Receptive Skills
        Productive Skills
        World view
    2. How do we think people learn language?
      1. Importance
        Classroom Activities (Meaningful)
        Topic - Based
        Text -Based
        Humanising
        Approach
      2. Needs
        Teacher (Empower)
        Learner
        Flexible Use
3. Effective Materials
  1. HUMANISTIC
6. Materials exploitation
1. Effective Use of Materials
  1. Humanize
    1. Lively Discussions
      1. Textbook (Adaptation)
  2. Self-Acess
  3. DO
    1. 1. Pedagogical Needs &Goals
    2. Teacher-Learner
7. Issues in materials development
1. Are materials the best medium for teaching-learning procesess?
  1. Aganist- Allwrigth, 1981
    1. Denied: Needs and Wants
      1. Impose control and order.
        Eg. Ok, class turn to page 46 of your textbook.
  2. Defence, O´Neil, 1982
3. 7.2 The need for publishing materials
  1. Can I use my own textbook?
    2. My textbook, My Ss, My needs
      1. Confidence-creativity
4. 7.3 Pedagogic approches
  1. Methodologies changed- Pedagogy did not
  2. PPP Approches
    1. Discrete forms, listen and repeat, dialogue repetition, matching and filling the gaps.
  3. Language awareness approach
    1. Experience the text, the analyze it
  4. Now, Task-based approach
5. 7.4 Authenticity of text and tasks
  1. Do the texts prepare Ss for real world?
    1. Material is not authentic, interaction with it does.
6. 7.5: Aceptability
  1. excessive caution on "taboo topics"
    1. Marital violence
    2. Drugs abuse
    3. Sexim
    4. Racism
    5. There is not affective engagement
7. 7.7 Ideology in materials
  1. English LT
    1. Globalisation process
    2. Promotes western capitalist and materialistic values
  2. Learners- consumers?
  3. Criitical possition
8. Materials development projects
1. Sponsored by ministeries and institutions
2. Market offer is not enough
9. Research in materials development
1. There is not much research
  1. Writer´s theories vs research
2. Long-term research- investment
3. Editorial do not publish researchs.
  1. Materials should be oriented into a research-oriented framework. (Chapelle, 2008)
    1. More PH. D?
10. Conclusion
1. The current situation
  1. Material development
    1. Academic field
      1. Personalize
      2. Personalize
    2. Practical undertaking
      1. Critical course-book
      2. Critical course-book
    3. Enter text here
    4. Facilitate Language adquisition
2. 10.2 Gaps in the literature
  1. Effect types of materials
  2. No How to encourage
    1. New Materials
      1. Learner and teacher
3. 10.3 The future of materials
  1. Appropiated materials
    1. Do it.
    2. Flexible courses
      1. Adquisition( Class-room)

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