THE ROLE OF LANGUAGE MATERIALS

QUESTIONS TO ASK WHEN SELECTING MATERIALS• Will the materials

stimulate and motivate?

• To what extent will the materials support the learning process?

THE ROLE OF MATERIALS • A resource for presentation materials• A source of activities for learner practice

and communicative interaction• A reference source for learners on

grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and so on

• A source of stimulation and ideas for classroom activities

• A syllabus • A support for less experienced teachers

THE FORM OF TEACHING MATERIALS• Printed materials ex. books, workbooks, worksheets, readers• Nonprint materials ex. cassette, audio materials, videos• Both print and nonprint sources ex. self-access materials, materials on the Internet• Magazines, newspapers, TV

programs

THE FUNCTIONS OF MATERIALS• As a source of language• As a learning support• For motivation and

stimulation

AUTHENTIC VERSUS CREATED MATERIALS• Authentic materials: Teaching resources that are not

specially prepared for pedagogical purpose

• Created materials: Text books and other specially

developed instructional resources

ADVANTAGES OF AUTHENTIC MATERIALS• have a positive effect on learner

motivation• provide authentic cultural information

about the target culture• relate more closely to learners’ needs• support a more creative approach to

teaching

CRITICS OF USING AUTHENTIC MATERIALS• Created materials can also be

motivating for learners• Authentic materials often contain

difficult language• Created materials may be superior to

authentic materials because they are generally built around a graded syllabus

ADVANTAGES OF USING COMMERCIAL TEXTBOOKS• Provide structure and a syllabus for

a program• Maintain quality• Provide a variety of learning

resources• Be efficient• Provide effective language models

and input• Train teachers

NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF COMMERCIAL TEXTBOOKS• May contain inauthentic

language• May distort content• May not reflect students’

needs• Be expensive

PAST AND CURRENT TRENDS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEXTBOOKSPast1.UK/ US publisher dominance2.Native speaker expertise3.Culturally insensitive4.Little design5.Artificial texts and tasks

Current1.Rise in local publishing

2.Nonnative speaker competence3.Culturally sensitive4.Design rich5.Authenticity

FACTORS INVOLVED IN TEXTBOOK EVALUATION AND SELECTION

• Program factors• Teacher factors• Learner factors• Content factors• Pedagogical factors

P- Prepare yourselfP- Prepare your studentP- Present the materialF- Follow up

P- PREPARE YOURSELF.

You should know your lesson objective and what you expect form the class after the session and why you have selected such particular instructional material.

P- PREPARE YOUR STUDENTS.

Set reasonably and high class expectations and learning goals. Motivate them and keep them interested and engaged.

P- PRESENT THE MATERIALUsing media and materials, especially if they are mechanical in nature, often requires a carefully planned performance.

F- FOLLOW UPYou use the instructional materials for the attainment of a lesson objective.