Applied Linguistics and Materials Development

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 the Founder and President of MATSDA and has published many articles and books on materials development and on aspects of language teaching and language acquisition.Freda Mishan is Emeritus Professor in the Centre of Applied Language Studies at the University of Limerick, Ireland.

• 1. Introduction: Applied Linguistics and Materials Development, Brian Tomlinson (Anaheim University, USA)Part One: Learning and Teaching Languages2. Second Language Acquisition and Materials Development, Brian Tomlinson (Anaheim University, USA)3. Beyond Semantics: Moving Language in Foreign Language Teaching and Learning, Peter Lutzker (Freie Hochschule Stuttgart, Germany)4. Classroom and Practitioner Research of Language Classes, Emily Edwards (University of Technology Sydney, Australia) and Brian Tomlinson (Anaheim University, USA)5. Materials Development for Young Minds: Challenges in the Multimodal World, Maria Stec (University of Silesia, Poland)6. Aligning Textbook Content with Real-World Language Use: A Corpus-Informed Approach, Laleh Khojasteh (Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran) and Jayakaran Mukundan (Taylor’s University, Malaysia)7. Multimodality and SLA Materials Development: Theory, Practice and Pedagogy, Mark Dressman (University of Illinois, USA) and Abdelmalek Ismaïli-Alaoui (Moulay Ismail University, Morocco)8. Teaching Translation through a Multimodal Text: A Systemic Functional Approach Using the Film Crash, Ciléia A. Menezes (Federal University of Southern and Southeastern Pará, Brazil) and Lincoln P. Fernandes (Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil)Comments on Part One, Freda Mishan (University of Limerick; Ireland)Part Two: Aspects of Language Use9. Vocabulary, Paul Nation (University of Wellington, Australia)10. The Development of L2 Pragmatics Materials, Andrew D. Cohen (University of Minnesota, USA), Elena Grajinskaya (Indiana University, USA) and Noriko Ishihara (Hosei University, Japan)11. Emerging Connections: A Complex Systems View of Intercultural Learning and Materials Design, Tamas Kiss (Sunway University, Malaysia) and Freda Mishan (University of Limerick, Ireland)Comments on Part Two, Brian Tomlinson (Anaheim University, USA)Part Three: Language Skills12. Reading, Claudia Saraceni (University of Bedfordshire, UK)13. Listening in Another Language - Research and Materials, Hitomi Masuhara (University of Liverpool, UK) and Jeff Stranks (Freelance Writer)14. Materials for Writing: Approaches and Methods, Jayakaran Mukundan (Taylor’s University, Malaysia) and Vahid Nimehchisalem (Universiti Putra Malaysia)15. Speaking: Learning, Teaching and Materials, Anne Burns (Curtin University, Australia)Comments on Part Three, Freda Mishan (University of Limerick, Ireland)Part Four: Curriculum Development16. Implementing Language Policy and Planning Through Materials, Sue Garton (Aston University, UK) and Brian Tomlinson (Anaheim University, USA)17. Methodological Squash: Global Coursebooks in the Post-Methods Era, Heather Buchanan (University of York, UK) and Julie Norton (University of Leicester, UK)18. Developing ELT Materials in the Age of AI: Cruel Optimism?, Nicky Hockly (The Consultants-E, UK)19a. Assessment and Materials Development in a Comprehensive Learning System, Barry O’Sullivan (British Council)19b. Coherent and Effective Systems for Curricula, Pedagogy, Materials and Assessment, Hitomi Masuhara (University of Liverpool, UK) 20. Materials Development in ELT: A Dialogic Exploration of its Past, Present and Future, Brian Tomlinson (Anaheim University, USA) and Yashin Yazdi-Amirkhiz (Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran)Comments on PART FOUR, Freda Mishan (University of Limerick, Ireland)Concluding Comments, Freda Mishan (University of Limerick, Ireland)