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Language material teaching

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- 1Language Teaching MaterialLanguage teaching has an historical background, materials are cultural artifacts, these materials are used in the classroom having an impact on students

- 2Materials historical backgroundPassing through the spacial race, the revolutions in the 60s, and the gold era of the 80s materials in second learning had been a tool to enhance learner abilities always trying to get the best result possible

- 3McDonaldizationThis concept emerges as the result of the politics of the effectiveness and overexploitation of this company to their employees. This aspect is now present in other areas

- 4McDonaldization of the second language learningNowadays teachers and learners are forced to have a proficiency level this and the standardization of the language makes of English a product of the McDonaldization

- 5Standardization of materialsEvery single material focused on second language follow some standards like chunks, blocks, themes and follows the PPP method, find this structure is usual in many textbooks

- 6Control of the language learning through standardized materialThese textbooks are focus in generate a standard learning, force the learners to implement conversations that are useless fo their purposes and forgetting the context of the learners

- 7NeoliberalismThis political idea, besides create a huge broad between rich a poor also has a big importance in the way of second language is teach.

- 8Learning as a serviceFor the market to function as the determiner of all, neo-liberalism requires the commodification
of interactions, whether they involve a physical product or an intangible service
- 9ExamsOne of the most obvious areas where the commodification
of language knowledge is showing extensive development is in the area of language certification.
- 10ConclusionIt is important to go beyond the books and the standardized material, each teacher is able to think different and make a change

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- Flashcards on Language material teaching, created by Daniela Nuñez on 04/03/2016.
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- Daniela Nuñez · Mar 2016
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- Mar 15, 2016
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