The author refers to the big picture because materials:
are focused in the four skills.
are involved in the social and historical context.
are everything we use to learn.
are very useful.
Materials development has been considered as important in language teaching since the 50's
Taking into account the different processes that can be operated in materials. We can say that materials can be:
Adapted
Evaluated
Changed
Produced
Recreated.
Contextualized.
Materials are defined as: " anything that the of a "
In materials evaluation, Cunningsworth (1995) stresses the importance of determining criteria relevant to the target learners.
According to Materials Evaluation sub-title, the proposal of Tucker was:
a five-category scheme for the evaluation and selection of textbooks
a four-component scheme for measuring the internal and external value of beginners’ textbooks
checklists of criteria for evaluating coursebooks
Good teachers are always adapting the materials, they are using to the context in which they are, just in order to achieve the optimal congruence between:
materials, learners autonomy, cognitive skills, teacher's teaching style, and lesson plan.
materials, books, evaluation, target needs, students' personality, and teacher's learning style
materials,methodology,learners,objectives,the target language and the teacher’s personality, and teaching style
When behaviourism was the dominant force in physocology and learning theory, most of extra funds from 1958 Act went directly into this behaviorist inspired methodologist to the use of drills, substitution tables.
Accordinng to Ritzer, there are a standardization of materials design and centralization of them. This is according to the term:
Mcdonaldization
Opinion
Neoliberalism
Cold War
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