Lesson 1: Introduction to Materials Development

Materials development is a practical undertaking involving the production, evaluation, adaptation, and exploitation of materials intended to facilitate language acquisition and development.

Ideally, materials development practitioners and researchers interact and inform each other through conferences, publications, and shared endeavors.

In the past, materials development practitioners were either teachers with little awareness of applied linguistics or applied linguists with little awareness of teaching and learning.

<p>Materials development is viewed both as a field that studies the principles and procedures of language teaching materials and as an undertaking that involves the production, evaluation, and adaptation of such materials.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ideally, the interaction between theoretical studies and practical development of classroom materials is crucial for effective materials development.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Linguistic, visual, auditory, kinesthetic</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Instructional, experiential, elicitative, exploratory</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Authenticity and purposiveness</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Paper-based, AV (Audio-Visual), Electronic</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Selection, adaptation, creation</p> Signup and view all the answers