There have been a number of books published on various aspects of materials development for language teaching but Developing Materials for Language Teaching is the only one which provides a comprehensive coverage of the main aspects and issues in the field. This second edition brings it completely up to date and expands on the original book. It deals with advances in IT and an increasingly globalized world.
It is the only publication which views current developments in materials development through the eyes of developers and users of materials from all over the world. In doing so it applies principles to practice in ways demonstrated to facilitate the effectiveness of language learning materials.
The chapters are written so that the book provides critical overviews of recent developments in materials development and at the same time acts as a stimulus for development and innovation in the field. It is intended both for use as a course book on postgraduate and teacher training courses and as a resource for the stimulus and refreshment of teachers, publishers and applied linguists in the field.
The book contains updated versions of many of the chapters in the 2003 edition plus new chapters on corpus-informed materials development, materials development for blended learning, materials development for EAP, materials development for ESOL and materials development for young learners.
Edited by:
Brian Tomlinson
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic USA
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions:
Height: 244mm,
Width: 169mm,
Spine: 36mm
Weight: 980g
ISBN: 9781441151889
ISBN 10: 1441151885
Pages: 576
Publication Date: 19 December 2013
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
List of Contributors Preface, Brian Tomlinson Introduction: Are Materials Developing?, Brian Tomlinson PART A – EVALUATION AND ADAPTATION OF MATERIALS Chapter 1) Materials Evaluation, Brian Tomlinson Chapter 2) Adapting Courses: A Personal View, Claudia Saraceni Chapter 3) The Instructional Design Of A Course Book Is As It Is Because Of What It Has To Do - An Application of Systemic Functional Theory, Duria Aziz Singapore Wala Comments on Part A, Brian Tomlinson PART B – PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES OF MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT Chapter 4) Developing Principled Frameworks for Materials Development, Brian Tomlinson Chapter 5) Publishing a Course Book: The Role of Feedback, Duria Aziz Singapore Wala Chapter 6) Humanizing the Coursebook, Brian Tomlinson Chapter 7) The Visual Elements in EFL Coursebooks, David A. Hill Chapter 8) Creative Approaches to Materials Writing, Alan Maley Chapter 9) Developing Digital Language Learning Materials, Thom Kiddle Chapter 10) Demystifying Blended Learning, Freda Mishan Comments on Part B, Brian Tomlinson PART C – DEVELOPING MATERIALS FOR TARGET GROUPS Chapter 11) Authors’ Knowledge, Rationales and Principles – Steady Flow-Through or Stuck in the Publishing Pipeline? The Case of Early Reading with Young Learners, Shelagh Rixon Chapter 12) Developing Motivating Materials for Refugee Children: From Theory to Practice, Irma-Kaarina Ghosn Chapter 13) Materials for Adults: ‘I am No Good at Languages!’– Inspiring and Motivating L2 Adult Learners of Beginner’s Spanish, Rosa-Maria Cives-Enriquez Chapter 14) Materials for Adult Beginners from a Users’ Perspective, Vivian Cook Chapter 15) Mining the L2 Environment: ESOL Learners and Strategies Outside the Classroom, Naeema Haan Comments on Part C, Brian Tomlinson PART D – DEVELOPING SPECIFIC TYPES OF MATERIALS Chapter 16) Materials for the Teaching of Grammar, Jeff Stranks Chapter 17) Materials for Teaching Vocabulary, Paul Nation Chapter 18) Materials for Developing Reading Skills, Hitomi Masuhara Chapter 19) Materials for Developing Writing Skills, Ken Hyland Chapter 20) Developing Materials for Speaking Skills, Dat Bao Chapter 21) Coursebook Listening Activities, David A. Hill and Brian Tomlinson Chapter 22) Materials for Cultural Awareness, Alan Pulverness and Brian Tomlinson Chapter 23) Corpora and Materials: Towards a Working Relationship, Ivor Timmis Comments on Part D, Brian Tomlinson PART E – MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT AND TEACHER TRAINING Chapter 24) Materials Development Courses, Brian Tomlinson Chapter 25) Simulations in Materials Development, Brian Tomlinson and Hitomi Masuhara Chapter 26) Working with Student-Teachers to Design Materials for Language Support within the School Curriculum, Helen Emery Comments on Part E, Brian Tomlinson Conclusion, Brian Tomlinson Index
Brian Tomlinson is a Visiting Professor at Leeds Metropolitan University and a TESOL Professor at Anaheim University. He has worked in Japan, Indonesia, Nigeria, Oman, Singapore, the UK, Vanuatu and Zambia and has given presentations in over sixty countries. He is Founder and President of MATSDA and has published many articles and books on materials development and on aspects of language teaching and language acquisition.
Reviews for Developing Materials for Language Teaching
Because of its stress on practical applications of theory and research . . . [this book] will be of great value to materials writers, publishers, and teachers interested in designing their own materials. A welcome contribution to the field -- Edie Furniss, Pennsylvania State University, USA * LinguistList *
