Developing Principled Frameworks for Materials Development (Brian Tomlinson)
Approach to materials development
Text-driven framework
PROCEDURE, PRINCIPLES, OBJETIVES
Revision
Evaluation
Trialling
Development activities
Intake response activities
Experiential activities
Readiness activities
Text experience
Text selection
Text collection
Articulate and develop their own theories of language learning and language teaching at the same time.
Sensory images and affective stimuli combine
Reader or listener
Create texts (Written or spoken)
REPORTS
Article writing
Write a summary articles
Use headlines, bold type, captions...
Making notes
Compare notes with other colleagues
Reading the news
Try to find articles, editorials, letters, and photographs
Get ready
Predict in your mind , what happened in the story
See what happened in your mind
Create pictures
The activities in a course should match with learner needs and wants and with principles of language learning
Develop a flexible framework to guide the development of the units
The best way to achieve this is to consider both the target context of use for the materials and the principles and experience of the writers
PRINCIPLES IN MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT
Tomlinson describes a principled and flexible framework designed to help teachers to develop materials efficiently
Bell and Gower (1998, 122-5) started by articulating the following principles
Flexibility, engaging context, natural language, integrate skills, learning development, proffessional respect.
Focus on needs analysis as their starting point
FRAMEWORKS FOR MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT The focus on creativity
Jolly and Bolitho (1998 97-8) Different approach to frameworks
Student use of materials
Production of materials
Pedagogical realization
Contextual realization
Exploration
Identification
FORTEZ (1995; 74) RICHARDS (1995, 102-3) FLOREZ (1995 60-2) They describe the process of designing
Literature
Writing
Reading for understanding
Using grammar in oral interaction
Listening with understanding
ROZUL (1995: 213) With lesson format
KEY COMPONENTS
Tasks
Laguage focus
General information
Input
Started
