…et on arrive!
In our first seminar we were asked what we wanted to gain from the module and I wrote to understand materials better so that I …
04 May
Task design and evaluation
Task design and evaluation
This week’s focus was on task design and we had to carry three readings – all were very different but really interesting and they all …
30 Mar
On y va! Designing a worksheet
On y va! Designing a worksheet
For last week’s seminar we had the pre-seminar task of creating a worksheet for a class that we are currently teaching. At first I thought …
16 Mar
Video – an underused material
Video – an underused material
This week’s focus was on the use of video in the classroom, which I initially felt quietly confident about as I use video in almost …
09 Mar
Visuals and text – is that clear?
Visuals and text – is that clear?
Is that clear? Does that make sense? Do you understand? These are questions I ask my students to ascertain if they have understood what has …
08 Mar
Materials Adaptation
Materials Adaptation
Coursebook adaptation was the topic of our fourth seminar and reinforced my belief that material creation, choice and adaptation are all “inevitably subjective” (Tomlinson 2012, …
26 Feb
Evaluating Materials
Evaluating Materials
Evaluating language teaching and learning materials is really important in successful language teaching because it encourages us to be a reflective practitioner (Schon 1983) and …
19 Feb
Principles and framework for materials design
Principles and framework for materials design
Principles and frameworks for ELT materials design was the title and focus for our second seminar. It became clear from the outset and from pre-seminar …
12 Feb
ELT Materials Now
ELT Materials Now
I am Robyn Moallemi, a French language teacher at the University of Brighton, teaching CEFR levels A1 and A2 and currently studying the MA MALT. …