Materials For Language Teaching. Broadly speaking any device that helps teach can be called a teaching aid. 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.
In this article materials for language learning will be taken to be anything that can be used to facilitate the learning of a language including coursebooks videos graded readers flash cards games websites and mobile phone interactions though inevitably much of the literature focuses on printed materials. Materials development for language teaching filled this gap by providing an opportunity for researchers teachers writers and publishers to communicate their informed views and suggestions to an audience seeking to gain new insights into the principles and proced ures which were informing the current writing and exploitation of l2 materials. Introduction in your individual and work groups you must be acquainted with the content and objectives of the gauge subjects.
This second edition brings it completely up to date and expands on the original book.
Students teachers materials teaching methods and evaluation. A teacher can read this book to the class as a whole then have students write a brief essay summarizing the book and explaining what they thought of the story. Instructional material in language teaching 2. This second edition brings it completely up to date and expands on the original book.