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Teaching Materials in EIL - Coggle Diagram
Teaching Materials in EIL
Introduction
Brown (1995)
Needs analysis
Goals
Objectives
Testing
Teaching
Programm evaluation
Dubin and Olstain (1986)
"The tangible element that gives language course validity to many learners and teachers is the textbook.
Practices and principles for an EIL framework
Problem
( representation of English
Language and users )
incomplete and may result in a limited understanding (differ from Inner Circle English)
Complex reality of English
Evaluating
Selecting
Developing materials
Pre packagedteaching materials include multiple varieties of English
Criteria for evaluating materials
the dominant
model of the course
Needs of studentsGoals of the CurriculumVarities of English represented
Lesson focus
Does it Provide Adequate Exposure to other varieties of English and Raise Enough Awareness about the Linguistic Diversityof English
Supplemental materials-Include textual, audio and Visual samplesof othervarieties of English
Conclusion
The chapter introduced the role of teaching materials in EIL curricula, a series of questions that one can use to assess how accurately and comprehensively the material represents the characteristics of EIL use.
It also presented steps a teacher can use to identify what needs to be supplemented and examples of supplemental materials that can be used to fill the gap between what students need to know and what the materials in place already provide
Steps for
supplementing
materials
Question 1
Where
With whom
For what purposes they will be using English
Question 2
Does it expose students to English varieties they are likely to be exposed to in real situations
Does it represent English users that are similar to the learners themselves
Does it help students develop an awareness of the linguistic and cultural diversity of English
Question 3
Advancement in instructional media, including the Internet,
Other textbooks and prepackaged materials Available on the Internet Newspapers and News scripts Countries and cities, International organization Blogs, social Networking Sites (SNS)