Product description

Materials Development in Language Teaching Second edition suggests new ideas and directions in materials development, which readers can pursue for themselves. It is accessible to readers with little previous experience in the field and is essential reading for all those involved in developing materials for language teaching. For the second edition, each chapter has been comprehensively revised and includes two chapters that assess the potential of electronic media for materials development. This book will be of interest to teachers everywhere who wish to look more closely at the relationship between their teaching materials and their language classes.

Key features

• Draws on the combined expertise of the top researchers and practitioners in the field.
• New chapters include an overview of the technologies available, as well as individual case studies and activities.
• Five sections cover data collection, materials writing, materials evaluation, electronic delivery of materials, and ideas for materials development.