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Teaching materials in EIL - Aya Matsuda - Coggle Diagram
Teaching materials in EIL - Aya Matsuda
Textbooks
one of the six components of curriculum
provide language samples that are different from the teacher's
help to introduce linguistic and cultural diversity
Focus: evaluation, selection and development of teaching materials
example: books, workbooks, realia, teachers' books, audio-visuals
Evaluation
EIL teaching materials should support to develop awareness of and sensitivity toward differences - in forms, uses, and users - and learn to respect those differences
One variety of English would be enough to learn
Cultural content must be drawn from different sources
Global culture: global problems for dicussions
Teaching methodologies in the materials should be best aligned with local context
materials should be based on or compatible with approaches the teachers and the learners accustomed to
selection
Existing materials may include tons of of examples that native speakers involved. But it negatively shapes the learners language idology
the variety of the materials should match to the goal of the curriculum
textbook should represent variety of speakers
Steps for supplementing materials
1
What are the needs if the learners?
2
Does the teaching material adequately address the learners' needs?
3
How can the identified gaps be filled?
Possible sources for supplemental materials
sections from coursebooks and textbooks used commonly in inner countries
Audio-visuals: CD, DVD, and Audio and video clips available on the internet
Media: Newspapers and news scripts
Official websites: international organizations, blogs, social networking websites