International perspectives on materials in ELT /
Garton, Sue,1961-editor of compilation.
Graves, Kathleen,editor of compilation.
"Current interest in ELT materials is driven by local concerns in an era where globalization, global English, technological advances and concomitant critical factors are having a significant impact on educational policy, curriculum provision, language pedagogy and materials use. Despite changing methodologies and technological developments, materials remain at the heart of language teaching. This book brings together different perspectives on ELT materials from a range of international contexts and a variety of educational settings. All the chapters are underpinned by sound theoretical principles while addressing practical concerns and debates in materials design and use. The focus throughout is on how the local experience of the individual authors, who are practitioners and educators as well as researchers, is relevant to a global audience of TESOL professionals"--
"Current interest in ELT materials is driven by local concerns in an era where globalization, global English, technological advances and concomitant critical factors are having a significant impact on educational policy, curriculum provision, language pedagogy and materials use. Despite changing methodologies and technological developments, materials remain at the heart of language teaching. This book brings together different perspectives on ELT materials from a range of international contexts and a variety of educational settings. All the chapters are underpinned by sound theoretical principles while addressing practical concerns and debates in materials design and use. The focus throughout is on how the local experience of the individual authors, who are practitioners and educators as well as researchers, is relevant to a global audience of TESOL professionals"--
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1.Materials in ELT: Current Issues;Sue Garton and Kathleen Graves PART I: GLOBAL AND LOCAL MATERIALS2.The ELT Textbook; Jack C Richards3.Global vs. Local: Does it Matter?; Mario Lopez Barrios and Elba Villanueva de Debat4.Adapting Materials to Meet the Literacy Needs of Young Bahraini Learners; Sahar al Majthoob5.Cultural Representations in Algerian English Textbooks; Hayat MessekherPART II: MATERIALS IN THE CLASSROOM6.Coping with New Teaching Approaches and Materials: An East-European EFL Teacher's Interpretation of Communicative Teaching Activities; Kristjan Seferaj7.Materials Adaptation in Ghana: Teachers' Attitudes and Practices; Esther G Bosompem8.Multilevel Materials for Multilevel Learners; Apiwan Nuangpolmak9.Designing Effective Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Pedagogy; Josie Guiney IgielskiPART III: MATERIALS and TECHNOLOGY10. English Language Learning through Mobile Phones; Arifa Rahman and Tanya Cotter 11. Using Interactive Fiction for Digital Game-based Language Learning; Joe Pereira12. Using Web 2.0 Tools in CLIL; Fabrizio Maggi, Maurizia Cherubin and Enrique Garcia PascualPART IV: MATERIALS AND TEACHER EDUCATION13. The Story Reading Project: Integrating Materials Development, Language Learning, and Teaching for NNES Teachers in Training; Bonny Tibbitts and Patricia Pashby14. Teaching Preservice EFL Teachers to Analyze and Adapt Published Materials: An Experience from Brazil; Eliane H Augusto-Navarro, Luciana C de Oliveira, and Denise M Abreu-e-Lima 15. Factors Influencing Japanese Teachers' Adoption of Communication-oriented Textbooks; Simon Humphries16. Materials and ELT: Looking ahead; Kathleen Graves and Sue Garton.
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