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Dawn Atkinson; Stacey Corbitt – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2024
Despite coverage of materials development principles in the applied linguistics literature, principled production of open textbooks has not received attention. To address this gap and demonstrate the interdisciplinary potential of materials development research, the authors drew upon concurrent verbalization and interview data they collected while…
Descriptors: Textbook Preparation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Writing Instruction
Atkinson, Dawn – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2021
Although the ELT (English Language Teaching) materials development literature points to the influence of classroom experience on materials design, the literature is less specific about "how" such experience affects skilled textbook writing. Drawing primarily upon concurrent verbalization and pre- and post-concurrent verbalization…
Descriptors: Expertise, Authors, Textbook Preparation, Second Language Learning
Syam, Andi Tenrisanna; Furwana, Dewi – Dinamika Ilmu, 2022
English for Islamic Studies is taught as the general subject in the State Islamic Institute of Palopo. Therefore, the researchers aimed to develop valid English materials for learners of the Islamic education study program. The researchers applied the 4-D model by Thiagarajan et al. It consists of four stages namely, defining, designing,…
Descriptors: Material Development, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Bashir, Ibrahim; Yunus, Kamariah; Ibrahim, Bashir – Arab World English Journal, 2018
Corpus linguistics is a new branch of linguistics but its status is still debatable - either as a theory or a methodology. This article aims to give an overview of the different approaches and perspectives of corpus linguistics. The neo-Firthians contend that corpus linguistics is a method, while other prominent corpus linguists claim that it is a…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)

Gutschow, Harald – Zielsprache Englisch, 1975
In the form of a review article, the "English Minimum Grammar" developed by Hans G. Hoffmann (Max Hueber Verlag, Munich, 1973) is discussed, and the problems that beset the writer of a modern teaching grammar are pointed out. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Grammar, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction
IMHOOF, MAURICE – 1968
ONE OF THE DIFFICULTIES OF PRODUCING ENGLISH SKILLS MATERIALS OR TEACHER-TRAINING MATERIALS FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES IS THAT EXTREME VARIATIONS BETWEEN THE STUDENT'S CULTURE AND THE MATERIALS WRITER'S CULTURE CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INTERFERENCE IN COMMUNICATION. A SPEAKER'S VISION IS STRUCTURED BY THE KINDS OF TRAINING, BOTH FORMAL AND INFORMAL…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Cultural Influences, English (Second Language), Foreign Culture
Zughoul, Muhammad Raji – 1986
The current textbook series used in the compulsory cycle's English instruction has been the subject of much criticism, including the suggestions that it is too structurally oriented, contains little interesting or motivating material, has little functional or communicative content, is not Jordanianized but has only a surface Jordanian element, is…
Descriptors: Compulsory Education, Developing Nations, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Hacikyan, A. J.; Gill, Marilyn – SPEAQ Journal, 1979
Discusses the guidelines adopted in writing a 1980 English language textbook designed for business professionals and following the functional principles. Emphasizes the communicative skills approach implemented through situations and activities relevant to the business world, and describes the receptive and productive skills exercises provided in…
Descriptors: Business English, Communication Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages), Curriculum Development
Byrd, Patricia, Ed. – 1995
This guide is a collection of essays on the writing of English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) textbooks and other instructional materials. Articles include: "Writing and Publishing Textbooks (Patricia Byrd); "The Craft of Materials Writing" (Fraida Dubin); "Considering Culture: Guidelines for ESL/EFL Textbook Writers" (Gayle Nelson); "Issues in the…
Descriptors: Authors, Copyrights, Course Content, Cultural Awareness