Nida Iqbal presented roles of materials in ELT in the department of English, AMU

1. TYPES AND ROLE OF MATERIALS
IN ELT
PESENTED BY
NIDA IQBAL
16 ETM 09

2. What are materials
 Language teaching has five important components:
• Students
• Teachers
• Materials
• Teaching methods and
• Evaluation
 Nunan 1992
• Most substantial and observable component of pedagogy
 Central position in the process of language teaching and
learning
 Used by teachers or learners to facilitate learning of language

3.  Depending on curriculum aims and the learner needs
materials are
• Prepared , edited , selected
• Verbal (oral / written )
• Non verbal ( pictures , diagrams , charts etc. )
• Teacher centered , learner centered , self learning
oriented or skill related.
• General or specific
However materials need to be flexible to cater to
individual and contextual differences

4. Types of materials
 Textbooks
• Interpretation promote good learning
• Develop reading skills
 Workbook
• Supplement to the textbook
• Practice
• Develop reading and writing skills
 Teachers manual
• Used as a guidance
• Helps learner indirectly

5.  Reference materials
• Further understanding of the topic
 Audio visual material
• exposure to language through various means
• Improve language skills
 Supplementary materials
• Supports the core material
• Adaptation and simplification of certain items in the
textbook
 Remedial material
• Fill in the learning gaps among learners
• Level the learners linguistic ability
• Used at the beginning of an academic session

6. Role of materials
• The function of materials depends on the users : teachers and
learners
• Big support to the teachers
• Stimulus to learning
• Most economical way of organizing the syllabus
• Organize teaching and learning process
• Objectivity in teaching and learning process
• Broaden the basis for teacher training by introducing new
techniques
• Allow learners to progress at their own rates of learning

7. • Opportunity for independent study and use
• Provide opportunity for self evaluation and progress in
learning
However materials facilitate learner self investment ,
provide the learners with opportunities to use the target
language to achieve communicative purposes.

8. Thank you