GUIDELINES FOR DESIGN ELT MATERIALS

GUIDELINES FOR DESIGNING EFFECTIVE ELT MATERIALS

ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES

FACTORS TO CONSIDER

GUIDELINES

English language teaching materials should be:

1. Contextualised

2. Estimulate interaction and be generative

3. Encourage leaners to develop learning skills and strategies

4. Allow for a focus on form as well as fuction

5. Offer opportunities for integrated language use.

6. Be authentic

7. Link to each other

8. Be attractive

9. Have appropriate instructions

10. Be flexible

There a re 6 factors to consider that teachers need to take into account:

- The learners

- The curriculum and the context

- The resources and facilities

- Personal confidence and competence

- Copyright compliance

- Time

ADVANTAGES

- Contextualisation

- Individual needs of learners

- Personalisation

- Timeliness

- Organisation

DISADVANTAGES

- Low Quality

- Needs time