Language Teaching· 2012Q1· Review
Materials development for language learning and teaching
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Short summary
This review synthesizes literature on materials development for language learning, covering evaluation, adaptation, production, and exploitation, with a focus on English but applicable to all L2s.
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Key points
- Reviews literature on the origins, development, evaluation, adaptation, production, and exploitation of language learning materials.
- Addresses controversial issues, electronic delivery, and research in materials development.
- Identifies gaps in the literature and proposes future research directions.
- Principles for English language materials are applicable to other L2s.
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Abstract
This article reviews the literature on the relatively new field of materials development for language learning and teaching. It reports the origins and development of the field and then reviews the literature on the evaluation, adaptation, production and exploitation of learning materials. It also reviews the literature, first, on a number of controversial issues in the field, next, on electronic delivery of materials and, third, on research in materials development. It identifies gaps in the literature and makes proposals for future progress in materials development and in the research within the field. Much of the literature focuses on materials for learning English but the same principles apply to materials for learning any L2, as has been acknowledged by some of the authors whose publications focus on materials for learning other languages.
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