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MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT IN ELT
Questionnaire for Discussion and Presentation
Prof. Dr. Gilberto Hernández Quirós
www.gilbertohernandez.blogspot.com
29/01/2015
Educational material created by Prof. Dr.
Gilberto Hernández Quirós for CONARE-
MEP-UCR Materials Development in ELT.

DIRECTIONS
• Answer the questions which have been
assigned to you based on your own realities
and work environment. Use the anthology
provided for Materials Development in ELT: I, II
and III Educational Cycles CONARE-MEP-UCR.
• Refer to your Language Resource Book currently
in progress.
• Create and deliver a presentation to the
group based on the questions assigned from
the reading material in the anthology.
• Be creative and think outside the box.
• Mediate information and understanding
with pictures, sound and/or video.
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“Cyberspace is humanity’s new habitat.”
–Prof. Dr. Gilberto Hernández Quirós
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Questions 1 to 5
Yohana Aguirre Álvarez www.yohanaaguirre.blogspot.com
1. Define “materials development in ELT.”
2. Make a list of reasons why materials
should be created and customized.
3. Expand and give examples on
• the need to communicate
• the need for long-term goals
• the need for authenticity
• the need for student-centeredness
4/5. Expand on Tomlinson’s principles for
materials development. Zero in on 6
principles stressed on page 4.
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Questions 6 to 10
Virginia Baker Casanova
6. What is understood as “authentic input”? Comment on its
importance.
7. Which are some good ways to stimulate intellectual,
aesthetic, and emotional involvement?
8. Comment on
1. Flexibility
2. Moving from text to language
3. Providing engaging content
4. Learner development
9. Tomlinson talks about the importance of “humanizing the
course book”, give some reasons why this should be done.
10. What is the role of frameworks in materials development?
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Questions 11 to 15
Tracy Barnes Handson
http://www.wwwteachert19gmail.blogspot.com/
11. Comment on Principle of language
acquisition No. 1
12. Which are some of the benefits of
“repetitions in extensive reading”?
13. What do you understand by “corpora
of language use”?
14. Comment on “contextualization vs.
decontextualization” in teaching and
materials development.
15. “Give him the keys. Let him drive it.”
Share your thought on the previous
statement.
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Questions 16 to 20
Yendrick Brown Chollette www.yendrickbch.blogspot.com
16.Explain Principle of language
acquisition No. 2.
17. Define high-level skills. Give
examples.
18. Share your thoughts on affective
and cognitive engagement.
19. What is the role of emotion in
language learning?
20. Which are the benefits of
cognitive engagement during the
language learning process?
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Questions 21 to 25
Betty Castro Baker
20. Comment on “Principles of Material
Development” (page 11)
21. Fully explain “Principle of language
acquisition No. 4 and give examples.
22. What is understood as a multidimensional
mental representation?
23. What is the role of mental imaging? Refer
to your Language Resource Book and blog.
24. What is a good way to ensure durable
language acquisition?
25. Comment of the role of the self-esteem
deriving from accurate language
performance.
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Questions 26 to 30
Chalton Ferguson Mcfarlene www.thechaltonatorspot.blogspot.com
26.Comment on Akhutina, Steel, de
Bleser and Marshall’s effective
inner speech for effective outer
speech.
27. What is the role of visual imaging
in language use and acquisition?
28.Comment on the “Principles of
Materials Development” (page 13)
29. Present and explain “Principle of
language acquisition No. 5.
30. Define “language awareness.”
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Questions 30 to 35
Elizabeth Grandison Duncan www.egrandison57.blogspot.com
30. Comment on “Principle of language
acquisition No. 5”.
31. Expand on holistic education.
32. Present “Principle of language
acquisition No. 6”.
33. Present Principles of Materials
Development (page 15)
34. How can decontextualized materials
development hamper on students’
success?
35. Which techniques have you used to
contextualize your own Language Resource
Book?
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Questions 35 to 40
Cindy Gutiérrez Navarro www.cindygutierreznavarro.blogspot.com
35. Present “Principle of language teaching
No. 1.
36. Present “Principle of language teaching
No. 2.
37. List high-level skills.
38. Comment on ways to “positively affect
students’ self-esteem” (de Andres 1999)
39. What do you understand by “cognitive
academic language proficiency? (Cumming
2000).
40. Relate principles 1 and 2 to your own
teaching and Language Resource Book
currently being created.
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Questions 40 to 45
Virginia Mora Real www.teachervickymora.blogspot.com
46. Present “Principle of language teaching No. 3.
47. Present “Principle of language teaching No. 4.
48. Comment on the following other principles of
language teaching in the process of creating and
customizing ELT materials: class size, course
duration, course intensity, lesson duration,
teacher experience, teacher skills, teacher
personality, teacher communicative
competence, learner access to the target in use
and learner motivation.
49. In your teaching practice, do you still adhere to
the presentation-practice-production format?
50. Comment on Tomlinson’s flexible, principles,
text-driven framework.
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Questions 46 to 50
Latoya Murray Hodgson www.toyismurray.blogspot.com
46. Comment and expand on the importance
of motivational strategies (page 31)
47. Make a list of ideas on how to motivate
students within a customized training or
teaching environment.
48. What are the advantages of giving and/or
receiving feedback?
49. What could be a drawback of feedback?
50. Regarding “appearance”. Share your
thoughts regarding a suitable or
recommended “appearance” in the case of
materials development.
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Questions 51 to 55
Diany Offer Cole
51.Comment on Adaptability of
Guidance and Support on page
37.
52. What does assessment mean?
53. Share your thoughts on Bloom’s
Taxonomy. Use the following
pictures to explain and foster
group discussion.
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Question 54
Diany Offer Cole
54. Picture for discussion.
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Question 55
Diany Offer Cole
55. Picture for discussion.
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Questions 56 to 60
Mey Reynolds Panton www.meyenglishtips.blogspot.com
56. Comment on the various ways to
classify learning outcomes. (page 40)
57. Definite assessment. Is there a
difference between assessment and
testing?
58. Share your thoughts on “If the assessment
items match the target outcomes, then both students
and teachers have relevant and valid information
about the learning progress.”
59. List a few “instructional strategies”
that you currently use.
60. Is there such a thing as “teaching to
the test”?
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Questions 61 to 65
Carroll Sutton Gillings www.carolsutton.blogspot.com
61. Comment on Bass & Glaser´s three major
principles that “make assessment informative to
students.” (page 41)
62. What does “tailor-making” or “customizing”
imply in the process creating or developing
instructional materials.
63. Comment on the features recommended during
effective materials development (page 43)
64. What do NASTA and NIMAS stand for?
65. Regarding textbook dominance, do you think
textbooks will eventually become obsolete in the
near future?
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Questions 66 to 70
Orietta Vélez Dumani
www.teacheroriettaslanguageresourcecenter.blogspot.com
66.Comment on the suggested
features on The Teacher’s Manual
(page 44)
67. Expand on Technology Changes
and Visual Presentation in the
process of materials development.
Refer to your own blog and/or
Language Resource Book (page 45)
68. Share your thoughts on on Priority
Area: Presentation and overall
layout.
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Question 69 for discussion
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Question 70 for discussion
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70. Reading, Demo and Discussion
Wendy Misiel Watson Waufht
Read, present and
discuss the reading
titled “Twenty Ideas
for Using Mobile
Phones in the
Language
Classroom.”
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Thank you!
For questions, e-mail ghernandezq@gmail.com or gilhernan@costarricense.cr
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