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http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/educast2024 A competency framework sets out the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to do a job successfully. Frameworks exist for ELT teachers, trainers and managers, but not for materials writing. Inspired by Denise Santos’ IATEFL 2022 talk, I created one for my MA dissertation. I will share what it is, how I created it, and how you can use it.
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- 1. http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/educast2024 Introducing a competency framework for language learning materials writing Sandy Millin Educast conference 9th Febuary 2024 http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/educast2024 sandymillin@gmail.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandymillin/
- 2. http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/educast2024 (DELTA) Trainer Development Materials Development for Language Education Dissertation MAPDLE: MA in Professional Development in Language Education
- 4. http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/educast2024 British Council CPD Framework https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/publications/resource-books/british-council-cpd- framework
- 5. http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/educast2024 Cambridge English Teaching Framework https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/teaching-english/professional-development/cambridge- english-teaching-framework/
- 6. http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/educast2024 European Profiling Grid (EPG) https://egrid.epg-project.eu/
- 7. http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/educast2024 English Australia CPD Framework https://www.englishaustralia.com.au/professional-development/cpd-framework
- 8. http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/educast2024 Competency frameworks for teacher trainers / educators
- 9. http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/educast2024 British Council CPD Framework for teacher educators https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/publications/resource-books/cpd-framework-teacher- educators
- 10. http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/educast2024 Cambridge English Trainer Framework https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/teaching-english/professional-development/cambridge- english-trainer-framework/
- 12. http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/educast2024 The Eaquals Academic Management Competency Framework (AMCF) https://www.eaquals.org/wp-content/uploads/The-Eaquals-Framework-for-Language- Teacher-Training-and-Development-Online.pdf
- 14. http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/educast2024 CPD for materials writers: in search of a framework Denise Santos, IATEFL Belfast 2022 https://sandymillin.wordpress.com/2022/05/18/iatefl-belfast-2022-cpd-for-materials-writers- in-search-of-a-framework-denise-santos/
- 15. http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/educast2024 Why do we need a competency framework for language learning materials writing?
- 16. http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/educast2024 Clandfield and Hughes, 2017: 6 All English language teachers need to create their own materials at some stage in their working lives.
- 17. http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/educast2024 Richards (2001, cited in Mishan and Timmis, 2015: 6) Instructional materials generally serve as the basis for much of the language input learners receive and the language practice that occurs in the classroom
- 18. http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/educast2024 And published materials… …develop our teaching (S. Hughes, 2022) …influence teachers and learners (Burton, 2022: 78) … support teacher development of language awareness (Andrews, 2007: 107) …are something which teachers and learners can become subservient to (Graves, 2019: 338)
- 19. http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/educast2024 The good news! A course by John Hughes and Kath Bilsborough
- 20. http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/educast2024 But how do you know where to start?
- 21. http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/educast2024 A competency framework for language learning materials writing Feedback to sandymillin+dissertation@gmail.com please! Version 1.0 October 2023
- 22. http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/educast2024 My definition of language learning materials electronic or paper-based resources with a pedagogic purpose, designed to be used by teachers and learners to facilitate language learning, either teacher-written, published or learner-created
- 23. http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/educast2024 My definition of a competency a characteristic that is required for effective performance in a job, which can be observed in the real world, measured against accepted standards, and improved via training and development
- 24. http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/educast2024 My definition of a competency framework a collection of competencies required for effective performance in a job, which can be used by those connected to that job to assess current abilities, identify gaps, and plan future professional development
- 25. http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/educast2024 Compiling the framework Interview a framework creator Analyse existing frameworks Questionnaire Focus groups Compare to the literature Create and reorganise!
- 28. http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/educast2024 1.2 Understanding language 1.2 A Understanding systems 1.2 B Understanding skills: listening 1.2 C Understanding skills: reading 1.2 D Understanding skills: speaking 1.2 E Understanding skills: writing 1.2 F Understanding skills: combining skills
- 30. http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/educast2024 2. Creating materials 2.1 Meeting learners’ needs 2.2 Activity design 2.3 Sequencing materials 2.4 Providing variety and balance 2.5 Assessment 2.6 Layout 2.7 Teacher support
- 32. http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/educast2024 3. Professional skills 3.1 Writing skills 3.2 Digital skills 3.3 Understanding how you work 3.4 Professional relationships 3.5 Working with publishers
- 34. http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/educast2024 Using the framework as a teacher Choosing areas for CPD • Choose an area you’re interested in • Choose a competency to focus on • Talk to colleagues to learn about how they do it • Conduct related action research • Look for information and training to fill the gap
- 35. http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/educast2024 How could you use it in your school?
- 36. http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/educast2024 https://sandymillin.wordpress.com/takeyourtimedelta/ https://sandymillin.wordpress.com/my-books/ https://eltplaybook.wordpress.com/ My e-books and Cambridge DELTA courses
- 38. http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/educast2024 References Framework links are on relevant slides Andrews, S. (2007). Teacher language awareness. Cambridge University Press Burton, G. (2022). ‘Selecting language for materials writing.’ In J. Norton & H. Buchanan (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Materials Development for Language Teaching (pp. 78–92). Routledge Clandfield, L., & Hughes, J. (2017). ETpedia: Materials Writing - 500 ideas for creating English language materials. Pavilion Publishing and Media Ltd Graves, K. (2019). ‘Recent books on language materials development and analysis.’ ELT Journal, 73(3), 337–354. https://doi.org/10.1093/elt/ccz026 Hughes, S. H. (2022). ‘Coursebook materials as a tool for professional development: A perspective from publishing.’ In J. Norton & H. Buchanan (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Materials Development for Language Teaching (pp. 488–510). Routledge Mishan, F., & Timmis, I. (2015). Materials development for TESOL. Edinburgh University Press
- 39. http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/educast2024 Introducing a competency framework for language learning materials writing Sandy Millin Educast conference 9th Febuary 2024 http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/educast2024 sandymillin@gmail.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandymillin/
Editor's Notes
- 30-minute talk
- After showing all 4 – stand up if you’ve used any of those 4 frameworks
- A bit different, as a framework for CPD rather than a competency framework – Denise’s question was my inspiration
- Little to no training or guidance Reliance on trial and error
- “Ultimately, materials influence learning both directly through teachers’ and learners’ use of them and indirectly through the way their teachers learn about language and are influenced to teach by materials they use.” …so why rely on trial and error?!
- If you want to develop your skills, much better served now than 30 years ago with associations, books and courses NO DETAIL IN 30-MINUTE VERSION! Associations like MATSDA, IATEFL MaWSIG, BRAZ-TESOL MaWSIG, Materials Writers section of TESOL international Books: Etpedia materials writing, ELT Teacher 2 Writer Courses: MA courses like the NILE module I did, general access like John and Kath’s course
- That’s where my framework comes in…helps you choose what to focus on in your own development of materials writing, or your support of others
- It’s a first draft, so feedback please!
- 3 colour-coded sections What knowledge do you need to inform your writing? What practical skills do you need for the actual writing of language learning materials? What other skills do you need, which may go beyond the writing itself?
- Each section is subdivided into categories 15 categories in total
- Each category is divided into subcategories (This is the only example I’ll give – for others see the full framework) 14 subcategories in background knowledge 24 in creating materials 18 in professional skills
- Then you have the actual competences, all as ‘can do’ statements Grey = links to the glossary at the end of the document Up to 11 competencies in each subcategory, though most have 3-6 – not sure how many in total!
- From 2.4 Providing variety and balance
- From 3.1 Writing skills
- More use cases in the document itself
- 30-minute talk