Course Title

MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT

Course Code

MATD430738

Credit

3

Program Level

Program

Instruction Language

Applicable for TESOL Program

Requirement in TESOL Program

Semester in TESOL Program

6

Overview

This course is an additional support to improve pre-service teachers’ employment of materials in their teaching practice. The course centralizes on the role of materials within the English language training curriculum and how to deal with them. It primarily looks at the evaluation, adaptation, and development of materials for teaching and learning purposes. Specific pieces of materials and their usages in particular settings are analyzed and discussed. Learners’ experience from the teaching practicum periods is synthesized for critical reflections. The course fosters learners’ capability of using materials to facilitate their students’ learning quality and motivation.

Objectives

Goals

Goal description

G1

Understand the concepts of material development and their relationship with teaching approaches and principles

G2

Identify and classify the roles of materials in particular teaching and learning contexts

Evaluate sections of some popular materials currently used in the local context for necessary adaptation and further development

G3

Communicate and work in groups effectively

G4

Adapt and design materials for particular learning activities in specific settings

Learning Outcomes

CLOs

Descriptions

After finishing this course, students are able to

ELO(s)

/PI(s)

Course Competency Level

CLO1

Understand the concepts of material development and their relationship with teaching approaches and principles.

PI 7.1

3

CLO2

Identify and classify the roles of materials in particular teaching and learning contexts.

PI 7.1

3

CLO3

Evaluate sections of some popular materials currently used in the local context for necessary adaptation and further development.

PI 5.4

4

CLO4

Adapt and design materials for learning activities in specific settings.

PI 7.2

5

Materials

Textbooks
McDonough, J., Shaw, C., & Masuhara, H. (2013). Materials and Methods in ELT: A Teacher's Guide          (3rd ed.). Oxford: Blackwell.
Tomlinson, B. (2014). Developing Materials for Language Teaching (2nd ed.).  London: Bloomsbury.

References
Azarnoosh, M., Zeraatpishe, M., Faravani, A., & Kargozari, H. R. (Eds.). (2016). Issues in Materials Development. Sense Publisher.
Tomlinson, B. (Ed.). (2008). English Language Learning Materials: A Critical Review. London: Continuum International Publishing Group.

Assessment

No.

Content

CLOs

Course Competency Level

Assignment

Evaluation Criteria

Weighting

1

Understand the concepts of material development and their relationship with teaching approaches and principles.

1

3

Quiz 1

Final exam

 

10%

2

Identify and classify the roles of materials in particular teaching and learning contexts.

2

3

Quiz 2

Final exam

 

10%

3

Evaluate sections of some popular materials currently used in the local context for necessary adaptation and further development.

3

4

Material evaluation & adaptation

Final exam

Rubric

40%

4

Adapt and design materials for learning activities in specific settings.

4

5

Material development

Final exam

Rubric

40%