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Focus on ELT Materials

Title :
Focus on ELT Materials

Editor :

Jayakaran Mukundan

The articles in this collection are papers presented at the First International Conference on English Language Teaching (ELT) Materials. The conference, which is the first SIG on materials in Malaysia, was held in Melaka in April 2005. The Malaysia International Centre for English Language Teaching (MICELT), Faculty of Educational Studies, UPM is grateful to the materials experts who participated in the conference. Brian Tomlinson (founder of the Materials Development Association -MATSDA), Hitomi Masuhara (co-founder of MATSDA), Alan Maley, Bao Dat, Jane Spiro, Tan Bee Tin, Chaz Pugliese and Marc Helgesen were among those who presented papers and conducted workshops for the participants at the conference, comprising mainly school teachers.
The conference came about as a result of strong encouragement from Pearson Malaysia. MICELT is grateful to Pearson Malaysia for sponsoring all the foreign speakers and for helping to sponsor the participation of some teachers at the conference. We are also thankful to Pearson Malaysia for publishing selected papers presented at the conference.

Contents

Maths, Science and English Teachers in the Same Boat? The Multi-Dimensional Awareness Approach to Content Teaching
Hitomi Masuhara

Exploration of Wordsmith 3.0 as a Textbook Writer's Guide and as an Evaluation Instrument
Jayakaran Mukundan and Anealka Aziz Hussin

The First General English Intensive Course for Faculty Members of Non-English Departments at a Private University in Indonesia: Overall evaluation
Flora Debora Floris

ELT Materials: Do Policy and Implementation Reflect Pedagogic Sense
Jayakaran Mukundan

Looking for a Diamond in a Mountain of Rocks: The Challenge for Teachers
Azaharee Abdullah and Noor Anita Mohamed

Developing EFL Materials for Local Markets: Issues and Considerations
Bao Dat

Developing Classroom Materials for Teaching to Learn
Brian Tomlinson

Teaching Out-of-the-Box: Creativity in the Classroom
Chaz Pugliese

First-time Verbs in the Syllabus Wordlist: A Tale of Misses in the Textbook
Dulip Singh Ranjet Singh and Jayakaran Mukundan

A Study on the Use of Internet Resources as Language Teaching Materials
Mohamad Fadhili Yahaya, Azaharee Abdullah and Mohd Asri Mohd Noor

An Evaluation of Students' Course Package Used for Learning English in Malaysian Primary Schools
Mohd Asri Mohd Noor, Azaharee Abdullah and Mohamad Fadhili Yahaya

Let's Get Physical - Warm-up Activities Involving Movement and Language
Marc Helgesen

From Students to Students: Adapting Technical Reports as Classroom Materials
Safiah Sidek, Sharimllah Devi Ramachandran and Rita Abdul Rahman Ramakrishna

Reader's Digest and Speaking Journal: What Can Both Do for Your Students?
Samsiah Abdul Hamid

Nurturing Social Awareness Through Project Work in the ESL Classroom
Sheela Paramasivam and Kaarthiyainy Supramaniam

Using Teaching Portfolios to Shape Practice
Shivcharan Kaur and Saratha S.N.

Interaction-Oriented Design for Developing Instructional Materials
Siti Mina Tamah

Student-Teacher-Made Language Teaching Materials: A Developmental Approach to Materials Development
Tan Bee Tin

The Use of Authentic Materials in ESL Classrooms - Some Practical Suggestions
Tan Lee Hoon

Doing Things with Texts
Alan Maley

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