TESL 0150- Unit 1- Developing Materials and Copyright
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In this course, we were introduced to how to develop materials and learned about copyright. As in Tomlinson (2014) mentioned, materials evaluation is a procedure that involves measuring the value (or potential value) of a set of learning materials. It involves making judgements about the effect of the materials on the people using them and it tries to measure some or all of the following:
. the appeal of the materials to the learners;
. the credibility of the materials to learners, teachers and administrators;
. the validity of the materials (i.e. Is what they teach worth teaching?);
. the reliability of the materials (i.e. Would they have the same effect with
different groups of target learners?);the ability of the materials to interest the learners and the teachers;
. the ability of the materials to motivate the learners;
. the value of the materials in terms of short-term learning (important, for example, for performance on tests and examinations);the value of the materials in terms of long-term learning (of both language and of communication skills);
. the learners’ perceptions of the value of the materials;
. the teachers’ perceptions of the value of the materials;
. the assistance given to the teachers in terms of preparation, delivery and assessment;
. the flexibility of the materials (e.g. the extent to which it is easy for a teacher to adapt the materials to suit a particular context);
. the contribution made by the materials to teacher development;
. the match with administrative requirements (e.g. standardization across classes, coverage of a syllabus, preparation for an examination).
In this unit, we discussed about what materials we have used or would use in a language classroom.
The materials that need to use in the English classroom should be standard, based on students' needs and designed by subject specialists. The materials could be vary depends on students' level and needs. They could be very from textbooks to realia. I would use materials based on students' level, needs and also the course outline. What is the class purpose? What do students need to learn? The materials could be textbooks, online resources, realia or teacher's personal materials. I think most materials are developed by subject specialists which teachers can find them online or through textbooks. Also, teachers can develop their own materials using different resources. I think in the future, we would see more technology-based materials.
Also, we discussed about fair dealing which is important in adapting materials. In order to determining fair dealing, we have to consider the following factors:
- purpose of the dealing;
- character of the dealing;
- amount of the dealing;
- alternatives to the dealing;
- nature of the work; and
- effect of the dealing on the work/impact on the market.
References:
Tomlinson, B. (Ed.). (2014). Developing materials for language teaching. United Kingdom: Bloomsbury Academic.
What is fair dealing and how does it relate to copyright? Simon Fraser University. Retrieved from http://www.lib.sfu.ca/help/academic-integrity/copyright/fair-dealing
University of Manitoba, Unit 1: Developing Materials and Copyright: Where'd you wanna go? How much you wanna risk? Retrieved from https://universityofmanitoba.desire2learn.com/d2l/le/content/310316/viewContent/1447828/View
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