PRINCIPLES EFFECTIVE MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT.pptx

PRINCIPLES EFFECTIVE MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT.pptx

1. PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVE MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT (TOMLINSON) Prepared by: SHEILA MAY C. MAGALLANES ENG 505 INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT FOR LANGUAGE TEACHING SUMMER 2021

2. OVERVIEW Tomlinson believes that language-learning materials should be developed with learning and teaching principles in mind (2010). This chapter examines the principles that the author believes should guide the creation of materials (Tomlinson, 2010). Six principles of language acquisition Four principles of language teaching

3. PRINCIPLES OF LANGUAGE AQUISITION Language learning prerequisite: learners should be exposed to a rich, meaningful, and comprehensive input (Krashen, 1985, 1993, 1999, Long 1985) Learners should be truly engaged in the language experience, both cognitively and affectively (Arnold 1999, Tomlinson 1998b, 1998d). Positive affect is the fastest way to communicative competence (Arnold 1999, Tomlinson 1998d).

4. PRINCIPLES OF LANGUAGE AQUISITION Second language learners should use the same mental resources they used when learning the first language (Tomlinson, 2010). Learners who notice language features on their own tend to learn those features more easily (Ellis, 2010; Schimdt & Frota 1986; Tomlinson, 2007b). “Learners need opportunities to use language to try to achieve communicative purposes” (Tomlinson, 2010).

5. PRINCIPLES OF LANGUAGE TEACHING The course should actually meet the course objectives, as well as those of the learners themselves (Tomlinson, 2010). Learners should be taught to achieve language development and not just language acquisition (Tomlinson, 2007a). Learners should become more educated overall, not just learn a second language (Tomlinson, 2010). Teachers need to be flexible, and tailor their subjects to local needs or to the interests of their students (Anderson, 2006).

6. IMPLICATIONS: Textbooks are meant to cater a variety of teachers with a variety of teaching styles. Therefore, it’s almost impossible to develop materials that meet all of these needs simultaneously. It is our responsibility as teachers to apply these principles to our use of existing materials, or when developing our own materials. Teacher’s education on the effective use of materials is lacking. Adequate training could fill the gap between academic research and real-world usage of materials.

7. Discussion Questions: Texts should be simultaneously generalized and localized How can teachers make general texts more locally relevant? Given all this information, Why are we even using textbooks? How can we use them more effectively? Teacher Flexibility How can we actually achieve this? Are any of these principles more important or relevant to real-world teaching situations?

8. “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing” Walt Disney PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVE MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT 8

9. References: http://www.lenguasvivas.org/campus/files/0_47/Material%20development-Tomlinson.pdf https://sisaljournal.org/archives/sep10/tomlinson/ PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVE MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT 9

10. THANK YOU! SHEILA MAY C. MAGALLANES 2/1/20XX PRESENTATION TITLE 10