DEVELOPING COURSE CONTENT IN ELT
- Course
- ELTE453 - DEVELOPING COURSE CONTENT IN ELT
- Department
- English Language Teaching - English - Master
- Course Type
- Scientific Preparation
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 0
- ECTS
- 6
- T+P+L
- 0 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- Asst. Prof. Dr. Abbas HADIZADEH
- Prerequisite
- -
Course Description
This course aims to train students and prepare them towards materials development and also enable students to acquire skills necessary for evaluating language teaching materials in current textbooks, adapting or developing materials for language teaching according to the changing dynamics in the language classrooms. It also aims at equipping students with the necessary skills to evaluate coursebooks. The course also focuses on familiarising the students with the theory and principles of ELT materials design such as selecting, adapting, developing and evaluating. It gives the students an opportunity to engage in adaptation work. Students are fostered in discussions o related to evaluation of materials and text books used in language classroom settings. Samples of language material and textbook evaluation criteria used in language classrooms are also studied.
DEVELOPING COURSE CONTENT IN ELT
Evaluation Tools (Active Term)
| Item | Type | Weight (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Midterm | Midterm | 30 |
| Final | Final | 40 |
| Project | Project | 30 |
| Total | 100 | |
Course outcomes
- 01 evaluate materials to use, reject, adapt, or supplement.
- 02 develop both stand-alone and supplementary materials according to principles and guidelines of language teaching materials adaptation and development.
- 03 create language learning materials according to theoretical frameworks
- 04 Implement plans according to adapted and created plans
Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction to the course |
| Week 2 | Principles of Materials Development |
| Week 3 | Learner Needs, Context & Course Content |
| Week 4 | Goals, Learning Outcomes & Content Selection |
| Week 5 | Selecting, Grading & Sequencing Content |
| Week 6 | Evaluating ELT Coursebooks & Materials |
| Week 7 | Adapting & Supplementing Existing Materials |
| Week 8 | Midterm Examination |
| Week 9 | Developing Content for Grammar, Vocabulary & Pronunciation |
| Week 10 | Developing Reading and Writing Content & Materials |
| Week 11 | Developing Listening & Speaking Content |
| Week 12 | Integrated-Skills & Task-Based Content Development |
| Week 13 | Digital, Multimodal & AI-Supported Materials |
| Week 14 | Developing & Evaluating a Complete ELT Unit |
| Week 15 | Final Examination |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Tomlinson, B. (Ed.). (2023). Developing materials for language teaching (3rd ed.). Bloomsbury Academic.
- 02 Mishan, F., & Timmis, I. (2015). Materials Development for TESOL. Edinburgh University Press.
- 03 Graves (2000), Designing Language Courses
- 04 Nation & Macalister (2010), Language Curriculum Design
Learning Outcomes
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