Author: R.L. Allright

Present by Pataraporn Rukpium MA MALT

Deficiency view >> some teachers need teaching materials to support teachers’ deficiency

Difference view >> teachers are different & they use materials as carriers of decisions

Language teaching institution Sponsor

LearnersTeacher

Goals for oneself (personal goals)

e.g. Language teaching institution >> survive

Teacher >> develop

Sponsor >> interest & learners

Goals for others

(Have goals & impose goals on the learners)

**The role of teaching materials may be limited & cannot determine goals even they

cover learning goals.**

Input (Teachers & students)

Emergent content (unpredictable)

One course book for teaching in different countries & there are many ways to use it.

Materials (4 types of contents)

- the target language itself

- Subject-matter content

- Learning strategies

- Attitudes

Learning process Activities Activity management

>> based on a management of language learning

>> concentrate on areas of teacher expertise (like action &

review phase)

>> Problem: “Teacher overload” – teachers do so much work

& fail to present language clearly (because they may not prepare explanation for faulty and error which may happen)

>> Solution: teachers need more training to get learners to

do more

>> Problem: “Learner Underinvolvement”

(*Invovement = to participate in decision making and in the whole business of the management of language learning)

>> Solution: “learner training” – train to take much more responsibility for developing their own criteria and their language learning

HOW:

1) Think of ways of getting learners to accept this

(including basic knowledge & problems of learner training)

2) Find a course structure

- Class time

- Self-access time

- Private Consultation Time

3) Think ahead to possible follow-up activities

- Need learning materials, rather than teaching materials

>> Guide to independent language learning for learners

without teachers

- Motivation Captive Learners

Non-captive learners

Allwright, R. L. (1981) What do we want teaching

materials for? ELT Journal 36 (1): pp.5-18.