Research for Materials Development in Language Learning (eBook, PDF)

Evidence For Best Practice
Redaktion: Tomlinson, Brian; Masuhara, Hitomi

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Produktbeschreibung

This title examines current research in materials development and discusses their implications for the learning and teaching of languages. Recently there has been a dramatic increase in the attention given to materials development as an academic discipline. More universities are including modules on materials development on their MA in applied linguistics courses and more students are studying materials development in their PhD research. Yet to date there has been no publication focusing on reporting and discussing the results of research in materials development. This fills that gap, reporting on the results of recent research projects in materials development and discussing their implications for the learning and teaching of languages. The editors' introduction outlines the rationale, scope and objectives of the book and reviews previously published reports of research in materials development. There are concluding chapters which point out implications for second language acquisition theory and research methodology. The book features suggest applications of the reported research for materials development and proposals for future action in research in materials development for language teaching.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. November 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781441128621
• Artikelnr.: 38299965

Autorenporträt

Brian Tomlinson is a Visiting Professor at Leeds Metropolitan University, UK. He has worked in Japan, Indonesia, Nigeria, Oman, Singapore, the UK, Vanuatu and Zambia and has given presentations in over sixty countries. He is Founder and President of MATSDA and has published many articles and books on materials development and on aspects of language teaching and language acquisition. Hitomi Masuhara is a Visiting Fellow at Leeds Metropolitan University, UK. She has worked in Japan, Oman, Singapore and the UK and has given conference presentations in over thirty countries. She is Secretary of MATSDA and has published many articles and books on materials development and on language acquisition.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Preface Brian Tomlinson and Hitomi Masuhara 1. Published
Research on Materials Development in Language Teaching Brian Tomlinson and
Hitomi Masuhara Part I: Research on the Effects of Extensive Reading 2.
5-year Outcomes from Children's Literature-based Programs vs. Programs
Using a Skills-Based ESL Course. The Matthew and Peter Effects at work?
Irma-Kaarina Ghosn 3. A Longitudinal Study of the Effects of a Graded
Reader Scheme for Young Learners in Hong Kong Wendy Arnold 4. A Debate on
the Desired Effects of Output Activities for Extensive Reading Ben
Fenton-Smith Comments on Part I Brian Tomlinson and Hitomi Masuhara Part
II: Research on the Effects of In-House Materials for University Students
5. The Effects of Different Types of Materials on the Intercultural
Competence of Tunisian University Students Jonathan Mason 6. The Effects of
Language Materials on the Development of Intercultural Competence Carlos
Rico Troncoso 7. Developing and Trialling Authentic Materials for Business
English Students at a Tunisian University Soufiane Trabelsi 8. Can a 48
hour Refresher Course Help 1st year English for Science and Technology
Reading Students? A Case Study of English CIU at Universidad Simon Bolivar,
Venezuela Rubena St Louis 9. Evaluating the Impact of In-House Materials on
Language Learning Saleh Al-Busaidi and Kate Tindle Comments on Part II
Hitomi Masuhara and Brian Tomlinson Part III: Research on the Effects of
Locally Developed Materials for Language Learners 10. Process Drama
Materials in the Korean EFL Secondary School: A Case Study of Korean Middle
School Classrooms Hae Park 11. ESOL for Employability Training Materials in
the UK: Contexts and Effects Naeema Hann 12. Learning Materials for L2
Songwriters Brian Cullen 13. The Development and Trialing of Materials for
Second Language Instruction: A Case Study Simon Pryor 14. Composing
Materials as a Non-Expert Liliana Gotheim 15. Four Teachers Looking for a
Lesson: Developing Materials with Lesson Study Christopher Stillwell, Brian
McMillan, Hamish Gillies and Tara Waller Comments on Part III Brian
Tomlinson and Hitomi Masuhara Part IV: Research on the Evaluation of
Materials 16. Mutual Benefits of Feedback on Materials through
Collaborative Materials Evaluation Christopher Stillwell, Andrew Kidd,
Kamsin Alexander, Tara McIlroy, Jennie Roloff and Paul Stone 17. Cultures
of Learning in Three Language Coursebooks in China: 'Read with Your Heart'.
'Listen and Check' and 'Fill in the Blank and Use the Language' Jiangqiong
Qu and Tan Bee Tin 18. Words as They Appear in Malaysian Secondary School
English Language Textbooks: Some Implications for Pedagogy Jayakaran
Mukundan 19. Textbooks and Literacy Development in a Multilingual School in
Ghana Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa 20. The Effectiveness of Form-Focused English
Teaching Materials Tim Ashwell 21. A Review of Textbook Evaluation
Checklists Across Four Decades (1970-2007) Jayakaran Mukundan and Touran
Ahour 22. Withstanding Washback: Thinking Outside the Box in Materials
Development Freda Mishan 23. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Learning to
Teach English as an Introduction to ELT Peter Watkins 24. An Initial
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Set of Published Materials for Medical
English Marie McCullagh Comments on Part IV Hitomi Masuhara and Brian
Tomlinson Part V: Applications of the Research Results 25. Applications of
the Research Results for Second Language Acquisition Theory and Research
Brian Tomlinson and Hitomi Masuhara 26. Applications of the Research
Results for Materials Development Brian Tomlinson and Hitomi Masuhara
Bibliography Index