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Principles and procedures in materials development - Coggle Diagram
Principles and procedures in materials development
Some fundamental issues:
Meaning focused input
2.Meaning focused output
Deliberate learning
The development of fluency
Proposals from practitioners
• Teachers need flexibility in a course-book to select and rearrange activities.
• Texts should be authentic.
• Content should be engaging.
• Language should be natural.
• Grammar should be treated inductively.
• Here should be an emphasis on review.
• Practice should be personalised.
• Skills should be integrated.
Ten principles for material design
Principle 1:
Instruction needs to ensure that learners develop both a rich repertoire of formulaic
expressions and a rule-based competence.
Principle 2:
Instruction needs to ensure that learners focus predominantly on meaning.
Principle 3:
Instruction needs to ensure that learners also focus on form.
An alternative approach
Is the aim of the activity clear?
• Does the activity fulfil the aim in the best way?
• Is the activity focused on the aim without irrelevant distractions?
• Is the activity engaging and appealing to both teachers and students?
• Is the activity feasible—are students capable of doing it – in terms of concept,
ease of task and language level?