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Li, Jiao; Gao, Xuesong (Andy); Cui, Xuehai – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2023
This report reviews studies on language teachers as materials developers in language education, particularly focusing on how language teachers act as materials users, materials analysts, and materials designers when engaging with language learning and teaching materials. We contend that the three dimensions of materials development - that is,…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Material Development, Instructional Materials, Second Language Learning
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Xiaodong Zhang – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2023
This qualitative case study explores the interaction between Chinese college student writers' voices and their teacher's use of online materials during one semester-long writing course. It shows that, when acted upon selectively and critically, students' voices can potentially improve their teacher's use of online materials. This practice, in…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Material Development, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Pham, Quy Huynh Phu – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2022
In recent years, the use of English corpora to instruct grammar in writing classes has become increasingly popular. In English for Specific Purposes classes, such a novel approach is critically important since it not only allows teachers to achieve a profound understanding of which syntactic structures should be instructed, but it also increases…
Descriptors: Grammar, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language), Language Tests
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Yin, Zihan – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2015
Many studies have found EFL/ESL learners over/under/misuse linking adverbials. Because their use is specific to genre and register (Biber et al., 1999), and news writing is a compulsory course for EFL journalism majors at many Chinese universities, this study investigates their usage patterns in news and suggests teaching material design for the…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Connected Discourse, Discourse Analysis, News Reporting
Richards, Jack C. – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2006
In the field of applied linguistics the activities involved in developing instructional materials and those working in second language research and the more theoretical areas of applied linguistics are often seen to have little connection. This paper is an exploration of some of the kinds of interaction that are possible between research, theory…
Descriptors: Language Research, Applied Linguistics, Instructional Materials, Material Development