The Routledge Handbook of Materials Development for Language Teaching

List of illustrations

Acknowledgements

List of Contributors

Introduction and overview

Julie Norton and Heather Buchanan

 

PART 1

Changes and developments in language teaching materials

1. The discipline of materials development

Brian Tomlinson

2. Language learning materials in the digital era

Freda Mishan

3. Theory and practice in materials development

Ivor Timmis

 

PART 2

Controversial issues in materials development

4. Why do we need coursebooks?

Julie Norton and Heather Buchanan

5. Authenticity in language teaching materials

Christian Jones

6. Selecting language for materials writing

Graham Burton

7. From global English to Global Englishes: questioning approaches to ELT materials

Alessia Cogo

8. Culture and materials development

Karen Risager

9. Representation in coursebooks: a critical perspective

Pau Bori

 

PART 3

Research and materials development

10. Materials development: what can you research, how and why?

Nigel Harwood

11. Using research to inform materials development

Greg Hadley and Hiromi Hadley

12. Writing corpus-informed materials

Mike McCarthy & Jeanne McCarten

　

PART 4

Materials for language learning and skills development

13. Materials for teaching grammar

Penny Ur

14. Materials for teaching vocabulary

Takumi Uchihara and Stuart Webb

15. Materials for developing speaking skills

Scott Thornbury

16. Materials for developing reading skills

Claudia Saraceni

17. Materials for developing writing skills

Clare Furneaux

　

PART 5

Materials evaluation and adaptation

18. The analysis and evaluation of language teaching materials

Andrew Littlejohn

19. Approaches to materials adaptation

Hitomi Masuhara

　

PART 6

Materials for specific contexts

20. Developing a primary coursebook series for Turkey

Seyit Gok

21. Versioning coursebooks

Heather Buchanan and Julie Norton

22. Writing EAP materials

Yasemin Kırkgöz

23. Writing materials for ESOL

Naeema B. Hann

24. Materials for English Medium Education

Oksana Afitska and John Clegg

25. Writing materials for Spanish teenagers

Caroline Krantz, Julie Norton and Heather Buchanan

26. Writing materials for an English-speaking environment

Lizzie Pinard

 

PART 7

Materials development and technology

27. Developing blended learning materials

Sharon Hartle

28. Materials for mobile learning

Gavin Dudeney and Nicky Hockly

　

PART 8

Developing materials for publication

29. Learner contributions to materials in language teaching

Julie Choi and David Nunan

30. How do writers write?

Antonia Clare and JJ Wilson

31. The editor’s role in developing materials

Fiona MacKenzie and David Baker

　

PART 9

Professional development and materials writing

32. Making the materials writing leap: scaffolding the journey from teacher to teacher-writer

Jane Spiro

33. Materials as a tool for professional development: a perspective from publishing

Stacey Holliday Hughes

34. Training materials writers

John Hughes

 

Index

Biography

Julie Norton is a Lecturer in Applied Linguistics and TESOL and Co-Director of Teaching and Learning at the School of Education, University of Leicester. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Authority (SFHEA). She is also co-author of Navigate Pre-Intermediate.

Heather Buchanan is a Lecturer in Language Education and Director of Postgraduate Taught Courses (Teaching and Learning) at the University of York and an experienced teacher trainer. She is co-author of Navigate Intermediate.

Consultant editor: Graham Hall

Editorial Advisory Board: Kathleen Graves, Hitomi Masuhara, David Nunan

'This volume presents a treasure trove of scholarship, information and advice for those concerned with materials development for language teaching. The authors have drawn together writers from a range of backgrounds and specialisms to provide insight into all aspects of materials from production to adaptation and from representation to evaluation. The emphasis on the digital is particularly timely given recent moves to online learning, and the critical stance taken by many of the authors will be welcomed by the TESOL community. The Handbook should be on the library shelves of all institutions that offer language teaching programmes.'

Fiona Copland, University of Stirling, UK

'Not many books address comprehensibly the diversity of issues in materials development, materials in practice and the evaluation of materials. This book engages the reader in debate, thereby enabling the triggers to critical thought.'

Jayakaran Mukundan, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia

‘As well as focusing on how theory and practice interrelate, the handbook aims to increase mutual understanding between the two camps: practitioners and theorists.’

Paul A. Davies, English Language Teaching Journal

'The Handbook makes a significant contribution to previous literature on materials development by mapping the key issues, challenges, and considerations for each focal theme, and how they could be addressed in practice, as well as indicating future directions.'

Abdullah Yıldız, English Language Teaching Journal