Developing Materials for Language Teaching

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 Founder and President of MATSDA and has published many articles and books on materials development and on aspects of language teaching and language acquisition.

Because of its stress on practical applications of theory and research ... [this book] will be of great value to materials writers, publishers, and teachers interested in designing their own materials. A welcome contribution to the field -- Edie Furniss, Pennsylvania State University, USA LinguistList

• List of ContributorsPreface, Brian TomlinsonIntroduction: Are Materials Developing?, Brian TomlinsonPART A – EVALUATION AND ADAPTATION OF MATERIALSChapter 1) Materials Evaluation, Brian TomlinsonChapter 2) Adapting Courses: A Personal View, Claudia SaraceniChapter 3) The Instructional Design Of A Course Book Is As It Is Because Of What It Has To Do - An Application of Systemic Functional Theory, Duria Aziz Singapore WalaComments on Part A, Brian TomlinsonPART B – PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES OF MATERIALS DEVELOPMENTChapter 4) Developing Principled Frameworks for Materials Development, Brian TomlinsonChapter 5) Publishing a Course Book: The Role of Feedback, Duria Aziz Singapore WalaChapter 6) Humanizing the Coursebook, Brian TomlinsonChapter 7) The Visual Elements in EFL Coursebooks, David A. HillChapter 8) Creative Approaches to Materials Writing, Alan MaleyChapter 9) Developing Digital Language Learning Materials, Thom KiddleChapter 10) Demystifying Blended Learning, Freda MishanComments on Part B, Brian TomlinsonPART C – DEVELOPING MATERIALS FOR TARGET GROUPSChapter 11) Authors' Knowledge, Rationales and Principles – Steady Flow-Through or Stuck in the Publishing Pipeline? The Case of Early Reading with Young Learners, Shelagh RixonChapter 12) Developing Motivating Materials for Refugee Children: From Theory to Practice, Irma-Kaarina GhosnChapter 13) Materials for Adults: 'I am No Good at Languages!'– Inspiring and Motivating L2 Adult Learners of Beginner's Spanish, Rosa-Maria Cives-EnriquezChapter 14) Materials for Adult Beginners from a Users' Perspective, Vivian CookChapter 15) Mining the L2 Environment: ESOL Learners and Strategies Outside the Classroom, Naeema HaanComments on Part C, Brian TomlinsonPART D – DEVELOPING SPECIFIC TYPES OF MATERIALSChapter 16) Materials for the Teaching of Grammar, Jeff StranksChapter 17) Materials for Teaching Vocabulary, Paul NationChapter 18) Materials for Developing Reading Skills, Hitomi MasuharaChapter 19) Materials for Developing Writing Skills, Ken HylandChapter 20) Developing Materials for Speaking Skills, Dat BaoChapter 21) Coursebook Listening Activities, David A. Hill and Brian TomlinsonChapter 22) Materials for Cultural Awareness, Alan Pulverness and Brian TomlinsonChapter 23) Corpora and Materials: Towards a Working Relationship, Ivor TimmisComments on Part D, Brian TomlinsonPART E – MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT AND TEACHER TRAININGChapter 24) Materials Development Courses, Brian TomlinsonChapter 25) Simulations in Materials Development, Brian Tomlinson and Hitomi MasuharaChapter 26) Working with Student-Teachers to Design Materials for Language Support within the School Curriculum, Helen EmeryComments on Part E, Brian TomlinsonConclusion, Brian TomlinsonIndex