English Language Teaching Materials Theory and Practice

Name: English Language Teaching Materials Theory and Practice
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ISBN: 9780521121583

ISBN-10: 0521121582

ISBN-13: 9780521121583

Edition: 2010

Authors: Nigel Harwood

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This volume presents a union of theoretical and practical pedagogical perspectives on materials design and development. 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…

Book details

List price: $72.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 3/22/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 450
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.06" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English



Contributors


Series editor's preface



Introduction



Issues in materials development and design




Perspectives On Materials



Second language acquisition research and language-teaching materials




The theory and practice of technology in materials development and task design




Principles of effective materials development




Critical praxis as materials development: Responding to military recruitment on a U.S. campus




Materials for the Language Syllabus



A principled approach to content-based materials development for reading




A genre-based approach to developing materials for writing




Listening as process: Learning activities for self-appraisal and self-regulation




Materials to develop the speaking skill




Developing materials for discipline-specific vocabulary and phrases in academic seminars




Materials for Specific and Academic Purposes



Materials for university essay writing




Writing for publication: Corpus-informed materials for postdoctoral fellows in perinatology




Research-based materials to demystify academic citation for postgraduates




Making professional academic writing practices visible: Designing research-based heuristics to support English-medium text production




English for nursing: Developing discipline-specific materials




Using textbook and real-life data to teach turn taking in business meetings




Designing materials for community-based adult ESL programs



Author index


Subject index