TSL3111

Developing and Using Resources for the Primary ESL Classroom
Topic

Content

Page

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Teaching and Learning materials for the classroom 1. Types
2. Purpose
3. Strengths and weaknesses

2-6

2

Factors in Selection and Evaluation
1. Level
2. Content – Cultural, knowledge
3. Clarity
4. Accessibility
5. Versatility
6. Cost effectiveness
7. Durability
8. Impact
9. Authenticity

8 - 15

3

Evaluation and exploitation of course books and multimedia materials
 instruments
 criteria

16 - 20

4

Selection and Adaptation
 Factors for selection
 Principles of adaptation

21 - 26

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Technical skills and knowledge for producing materials eg. Boards, charts, puppets, 'Big ' books, masks, slides, audio.
 Selection of raw materials
 Assembling of raw materials
 Appropriacy ( size, colour, audion-visual quality)  Evaluation

27 - 50

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Developing Resources for Teaching
 Listening and Speaking Skills
 Reading Skills
 Writing Skills
 Language Skills
 Grammar
 Vocabulary

51 - 104

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Exploting Teaching Learning Materials

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TOPIC 1

TEACHING AND LEARNING MATERIALS FOR THE
CLASSROOM

Synopsis

Teaching and learning materials are very important to English language teachers. The uses of teaching and learning materials are the best teaching aids which can help our pupils to understand what we are teaching. The lesson will be more effectives and interesting to the learners. In this topic, you will be exposed to the various types of English Language Teaching (ELT) materials and resources. Learning Outcomes

By the end of this topic, you should be able to:
4. Identify various types of teaching and learning materials;
5. Select appropriate teaching and learning materials;
6. Produce simple teaching and learning materials;
7. Organize activities based on the teaching and learning material;

Conceptual Framework of the Topic

Teaching and
Learning Materials for the Classroom

Types of teaching materials Purposes of producing teaching materials 2

Strengths and
weaknesses

References: Brown, H.D. (2001). Teaching by principles: An interactive approach to language pedagogy (2nd ed.) Roblyer, M.D. (2006). Integrating educational technology into teaching (4th ed.) Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson. Slattery, M & Willis, J. (2001). English for Primary teachers: A handbook of activities and classroom language (2005). Instructional technology and media for learning (8th ed.)