Materials development for language learning and teaching - Tomlinson

Question 1 of 10

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Do ‘Materials development’ refer to all the processes made use of by practitioners who produce and/or use materials for language learning, including materials evaluation, their adaptation, design, production, exploitation and research?

Select one of the following:

True
False

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Question 2 of 10

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Tick the sources consider as Materials for Language Learning

Select one or more of the following:

Coursebooks
Websites obile phone interactions
Videos
Graded readers
Video games
Flash cards
Games
Computers

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Question 3 of 10

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Materials can be:

Select one or more of the following:

Efforing
Informative
Instructive
Desirable
Experiential
Exploratoy
Subsequently

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Question 4 of 10

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Tomlinson & Masuhara (2004: 7) proposed the following questions for evaluating criteria:
a) Is each question an ❌ question?
b) Does each question ❌ one question?
c) Is each question ❌?
d) Is each question free of ❌?
e) Is each question ❌ that other evaluators would ❌ it in the same
way?

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evaluation

only ask

answerable

dogma

interpret

reliable in the sense

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Question 5 of 10

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Many reports on micro-evaluations of materials are written for sponsors of projects or for publishers and are, understandably, confidential. Some reports of evaluations of materials in action are dotted throughout the literature but are rarely collected in one volume or issue.Some reports of evaluations of materials in action are dotted throughout the literature but are rarely collected in one volume or issue. This is a point made by Ellis (2011: 234), who adds that such micro-evaluations are:

Select one of the following:

Always seen as not localised and big scale, and so theoretically interesting.
Often seen as too localised and too small scale, and so theoretically uninteresting.
Never seen as localised and middle scale, and so theoretically unuseful

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Question 6 of 10

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Which Author did suggest that: 'Providing the learners with an important role in adapting the materials they are using. In order to involve learners in the process, she proposes that materials should actually be written with learner adaptation in mind, aiming to be learner-centred, flexible, open-ended, relevant, universal and authentic, and giving choices to learners.'?

Select one of the following:

McDonough & Shaw (2003
Madsen & Bowen (1978)
Cunningsworth (1984)
Saraceni (2003)

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Question 7 of 10

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Tomlinson & Masuhara (2004: 11) aim ‘to ( help, create ) teachers to ( reflect, understand ) upon their own ( performance, practice )
and ( identify, define ) principles and ( linear operations, systematic procedures ) for materials adaptation’.

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Question 8 of 10

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Organice the 3 main aspect of 'Materials production'
1 ❌
2 ❌
3 ❌

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How writers write

Principled development of materials

Practical guidance to writers

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Question 9 of 10

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What is the most common Approach in English coursebooks ?

Select one of the following:

TPR (Total Physical Response)
Silent Way
PPP (Presentation, Practice and Production)

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Question 10 of 10

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In the last forty years ❌ has progressed dramatically, both as ❌ and as ❌. We are now much more aware of the ❌ of materials development that are most likely to ❌ and development and are much better at actually ❌. Teachers also seem to be more ❌ of their coursebooks and to be more willing, confident and able to localise and ❌ for their learners.

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materials development

an academic field

a practical undertaking

principles and procedures

facilitate language acquisition

constructively critical

developing effective materials

personalise their coursebooks

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Materials development for language learning and teaching - Tomlinson

Question 1 of 10

Do ‘Materials development’ refer to all the processes made use of by practitioners who produce and/or use materials for language learning, including materials evaluation, their adaptation, design, production, exploitation and research?

Select one of the following:

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Question 2 of 10

Tick the sources consider as Materials for Language Learning

Select one or more of the following:

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Question 3 of 10

Materials can be:

Select one or more of the following:

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Question 4 of 10

Tomlinson & Masuhara (2004: 7) proposed the following questions for evaluating criteria: a) Is each question an ❌ question? b) Does each question ❌ one question? c) Is each question ❌? d) Is each question free of ❌? e) Is each question ❌ that other evaluators would ❌ it in the same way?

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Question 5 of 10

Select one of the following:

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Question 6 of 10

Select one of the following:

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Question 7 of 10

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Question 8 of 10

Organice the 3 main aspect of 'Materials production' 1 ❌ 2 ❌ 3 ❌

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Question 9 of 10

What is the most common Approach in English coursebooks ?

Select one of the following:

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Question 10 of 10

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Tomlinson & Masuhara (2004: 7) proposed the following questions for evaluating criteria:
a) Is each question an ❌ question?
b) Does each question ❌ one question?
c) Is each question ❌?
d) Is each question free of ❌?
e) Is each question ❌ that other evaluators would ❌ it in the same
way?

Organice the 3 main aspect of 'Materials production'
1 ❌
2 ❌
3 ❌