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OverviewTeaching materials play a crucial role in teaching-learning. When these take the form of a textbook it is essential that the textbook be carefully selected to meet both external requirements and the needs of the teachers. It is also important that teachers be able to mediate between the textbook and the learners, adapting and supplementing the book as necessary. Materials Evaluation and Design for Language Teaching provides a systematic approach to the selection and subsequent evaluation of textbooks and practical advice on their adaptation and supplementation. For teachers who prefer to prepare their own materials rather than basing their teaching on a book, there are suggestions on systematizing the process of materials development and on the use of learner-generated materials. Key features include: integrated and wide-ranging coverage of the topic, including reference to the use of concordances and the Internet; numerous examples; and interleaved tasks which can be utilized by an instructor. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ian McGrathPublisher: Edinburgh University Press Imprint: Edinburgh University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.558kg ISBN: 9780748613304ISBN 10: 0748613307 Pages: 328 Publication Date: 10 September 2002 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Awaiting stock  Table of ContentsPreface; Acknowledgements; 1. A Systematic Approach to Materials Evaluation; 2. Choosing a Coursebook: From Analysis to First-glance Evaluation; 3. Choosing a Coursebook: Close Evaluation; 4. Coursebook-based teaching: Adaptation; 5. Supplementation: Designing Worksheets; 6. Using the Real; 7. Systematising Materials Design; 8. Getting Learners Involved; 9. Evaluating Effects; 10. Materials and...; Appendices; Tasks: Keys and Commentaries; References; Index.ReviewsOffers teachers and teacher trainers a practical guide for materials evaluation, adaptation, supplementation or writing, with the author adopting a pro-textbook position. As a single-author volume, it does a better job of providing a coherent thesis than the other books reviewed here, moving systematically through the various stages necessary in order to maximise the effectiveness of materials and tasks used as classroom input.--Alex Gilmore, University of Tokyo Journal of Language Teaching Author InformationIan McGrath is Associate Professor at the National Institute for Education in Singapore. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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