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Language Curriculum and MaterialsDevelopment Workshop for PrimarySchool English Teachers of Brunei

Darussalam

Session One

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Teaching Materials

Materials that are specifically designed,

selected and exploited for languagelearning and teaching purposes

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Materials for Language Teaching- A definition

Materials- Anything that can be used tofacilitate learning:Linguistic

Visual Auditory

Kinaesthetic

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Materials for Language Teaching-Print and Non-Print Sources

Teaching Materials

Printnewspapers,photographs,

print advertisements

Non-Print

Digital Resourcesweb-based texts: online articles, blogs, wikis

CD-ROMs, DVDs

Analogue Resourcesfilms, TV, radio broadcasts

Face-to-face encountersConversations, interviews, etc.

Live PerformancesSkits, puppet plays, etc.

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Purposes of Using LanguageTeaching Materials

Instructional- inform learners about thelanguageExperiential- provide learners withopportunities to use the languageElicitation- stimulate language use byeliciting ideas and language from studentsExploratory- seek discoveries aboutlanguage use

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Why do learners and teachers needteaching materials?

Teachers and Learners A map- to show where one is going andwhere has beenIt provides language samplesIt offers a greater variety of language

activities

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Why do learners and teachers needteaching materials?

TeachersIt provides a structure for teachingIt saves time. To prepare materials fromscratch for every lesson would beimpossibleIt offers linguistic and methodological

supportIt is easy to keep track of what one hasdone and easier for reporting

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Why do learners and teachers needteaching materials?

LearnersIt defines what is to be learned and whatwill be testedIt reinforces what the teacher has doneand makes revision and preparationpossible.Offers support for learning outside class

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Metaphors to Live by

Control

Choice

Support

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Teacher Images

Guidance - map, path, lighthouseSupport - petrol, belt, stick, anchorResource - oil in cooking, rice, dailybread, saladConstraint - road block, millstone,straightjacket

Teachers and learners images for course books . IanMcGarth (2006) ELTJ Vol 60:2

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Learner Images(Ian McGarth, 2006)

Authority - an elder, SupermanResource- window to the world, a gold mine, adumb teacherSupport - bridge, stepping stone, parents of mineGuidance - compass, sign postConstrain - terrible girlfriend, a piece of rock Boredom - sleeping pill, toxic like CO2Worthlessness - rubbish bin, toilet paperSource of anxiety and fear- tripping stone,nightmares, a devil, a professional killer

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What do teachers want in teachingmaterials/ course books?

PrimaryCompliance with curriculum

Clearly laid outCatering to different abilities

Authentic materials

Dealing with current issuesProblem solving activities

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What do learners want in teachingmaterials/ course books ?

PrimaryInteresting topics

Content in story formColourful pictures/layoutInteractive activities

Activities involving computers

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What do teachers want in teachingmaterials/ course books

Secondary Aligned to assessment format

Gradation of activitiesTeachers manual Grammar based activities

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What do learners want in teachingmaterials/ course books

SecondaryTopics which are relevant to their ownlivesPeer interaction activitiesGraded texts

Built in feedback Good pictures

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From Syllabus to Materials

Teachers and learners may want differentthings from materialsThe materials developer is guided by thesyllabusThe syllabus is the starting point of thematerial developer's work.

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NEXT SESSION with Dr Yeow

The English Language Syllabus for Brunei

The Language Curriculum for Brunei

Differences between Curriculum and

Syllabus

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