Materials development in flexible learning: The case of English language

teachers in a Philippine state university

Veronico N. Tarrayo1  Ali G. Anudin2

Good afternoon, ________(name of participant). Thank you very much for agreeing to be
one of our respondents in our study.

Please allow me to give you a little background information about our present
study. the unexpected shift to online or flexible learning in most contexts could
mean that the relevance of previous studies concerning teachers as materials
developers may have also changed. Thus, Dr. Veronico Tarrayo and myself would
like to investigate, Materials development in flexible learning: The case of
English language teachers in a Philippine state university

Interview Guide Questions

1. How would you describe the process of developing your own teaching materials for
flexible learning?
2. In flexible learning, what do you think are the benefits of developing your own teaching
materials?
3. How do teaching materials you devised or developed for flexible learning help stimulate
students’ learning process?
4. In what way do you think you provide a more inclusive space for learning with materials
you develop for flexible learning?
5. Within the context of flexible learning, in what way developing your own teaching
materials improve your teaching insights, practices, and procedures?
6. How does materials development in flexible learning empower you? How does materials
development serve a way to put into practice theories and principles in English language
teaching?
7. How does developing your own teaching materials enhance your motivation and autonomy
in English language teaching?
8. How do you develop your teaching materials for flexible learning? Could you narrate some
of your experiences related to developing your teaching materials for flexible learning?
9. In what ways do you think your institution has been helpful in assisting you to develop
your own teaching materials for flexible learning?
10. What issues or challenges do you deal with in developing your teaching materials for
flexible learning?
11. How do you cope with these challenges in developing your materials for flexible learning?