Developing Materials for Language Teaching

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Preface, Brian Tomlinson (Anaheim University, USA)
Introduction: Are Materials Developing? Brian Tomlinson (Anaheim University, USA)
Part I: Evaluation and Adaptation of Materials
1. Materials Evaluation, Brian Tomlinson (Anaheim University, USA)
2. Adapting Courses: A Personal View, Claudia Saraceni (University of Bedfordshire, UK)
3. How Are Materials Actually Used? Claudia Fernandez (University of Illinois Chicago, USA)
Comments on Part I, Brian Tomlinson (Anaheim University, USA)
Part II: Principles and Procedures of Materials Development
4. Using Text-Driven and Other Principled Frameworks for Developing Materials for Language Learning, Brian Tomlinson (Anaheim University, USA)
5. Humanizing the Coursebook, Brian Tomlinson (Anaheim University, USA)
6. Reading Software Is As It Is Because Of What It Has To Do - A Systemic Functional Approach to Developing and Evaluating Digital Materials, Duriya Aziz Singapore Wala (Scholastic, Singapore)
7. The Visual Elements in EFL Coursebooks, David A. Hill and Nicolas Hurst (University of Porto, Portugal)
8. Creative Approaches to Writing Materials, Alan Maley (Assumption University, Bangkok, Thailand)
9. Developing Digital Language Learning Materials, Thom Kiddle and Chris Farrell (NILE ELT, UK)
10. Materials for Blended Learning, Pete Sharma (Pete Sharma Associates Ltd, UK)
11. Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL), Nicky Hockly (The Consultants-E, Spain)
Comments on Part II, Brian Tomlinson (Anaheim University, USA)
Part III: Developing Materials for Target Groups
12. Language Teaching Materials for Young and Very Young Learners: Developmental Framework, Irma Ghosn (Lebanese American University, Lebanon)
13. Helping Young Learners to Read in an L2, Shelagh Rixon (University of Warwick, UK)
14. Materials for Adults: 'I am No Good at Languages!' - Inspiring and Motivating L2 Adult Learners of Beginner's Spanish, Rosa-Maria Cives-Enriquez (Chartered Institute of Linguists, UK)
15. Mining the L2 Environment: ESOL Learners and Strategies Outside the Classroom, Naeema Haan (Leeds Beckett University, UK)
16. Materials for Teaching Right to Left Languages Naeema Haan (Leeds Beckett University, UK)
Comments on Part III, Brian Tomlinson (Anaheim University, USA)
Part IV: Developing Specific Types of Materials
17. 'The structure comes first': How Coursebooks Commodify Grammar, Scott Thornbury (Freelance Consultant)
18. Materials for Teaching Vocabulary, Paul Nation (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)
19. Materials for Developing Reading Skills, Hitomi Masuhara (University of Liverpool, UK)
20. Materials for Developing Writing Skills, Ken Hyland (University of East Anglia, UK)
21. Developing Materials for Speaking Skills, Dat Bao (Monash University, Australia)
22. Coursebook Listening Activities, David A. Hill and Brian Tomlinson (Anaheim University, USA)
23. Materials for Developing Competence in Multi-Modal Discourse, Kay O'Halloran (University of Liverpool, UK)
24. Towards Intercultural Competence: Materials for Raising Intercultural Awareness, Freda Mishan (University of Limerick, Ireland)
25. Corpora and Materials: Towards a Working Relationship, Ivor Timmis (Leeds Beckett University, UK)
26. Materials for Developing Communicative Competence, Brian Tomlinson (Anaheim University, USA)
Comments on Part IV, Brian Tomlinson (Anaheim University, USA)
Conclusion, Brian Tomlinson (Anaheim University, USA)
Index