Developing Materials for Language Teaching

This book provides a comprehensive coverage of materials development, with 8 new chapters, updated chapters, pedagogical resources, online resources, and tasks and further reading suggestions. It is designed to stimulate innovation and is relevant to developers, users, and researchers from all over the world.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 584 pages
Publication date: 24 August 2023
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Materials development is a dynamic field that involves the creation, evaluation, and application of materials for various purposes. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the main aspects and issues in the field, as well as critical overviews of recent developments. It is designed to be useful for developers, users, and researchers from all over the world, and it aims to stimulate innovation. The third edition of the book has been revised and updated to take account of developments over the last decade. It features eight new chapters, covering topics such as materials use, blended learning, multimodality, intercultural competence, communicative competence, the practical realization of theoretical principles in the development of digital materials, the teaching of right-to-left languages, and the commodification of grammar. The fully updated chapters include contemporary examples and consider teaching second and foreign languages other than English. New pedagogical resources, including tasks and further readings for each chapter, have been added. Additionally, new online resources, including two new chapters on producing videos on teacher development courses and materials development on teacher training courses, and two updated chapters on development courses for teachers and simulations in teacher development, have been included. These resources provide additional tasks and further reading suggestions. Materials development is essential for improving the quality of education and training, and this book provides a valuable resource for those involved in this field.

Weight: 1140g
Dimension: 248 x 190 x 34 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781350199675
Edition number: 3 ed