TUTORIAL WEEK 1

NORFADZILAH SULAIMAN
ANIS WARDAH YUSRI
NUR AMANINA AZHARI

6 PISMP TESL 1 (JAN 2013 INTAKE)

QUESTION :
1. Discuss the purposes of developing teaching learning materials for
the Primary ESL classroom.

2. List down the strengths and weaknesses of the teaching materials

listed above.
QUESTION 1
DEFINITION OF MATERIALS
 Materials Classification :
environmental; traditional; chalk,
computerised; online; game
students, board, pencil,
LCD, scanner sites, video sites
clothing, furniture ruler

customised;
published; text books, course books, reference books flash cards,
worksheets

personal; teacher’s voice, facial expressions, gestures,

teacher’s way of dressing
• Allwright (1990) argues that
materials should teach students
• O'Neill (1990), in contrast, argues
to learn, that they should be
that materials may be suitable for
resource books for ideas and
students' needs, even if they are not
activities for designed specifically for them, that
instruction/learning, and that textbooks make it possible for
they should give teachers students to review and prepare their

rationales for what they do. lessons, that textbooks are efficient in
terms of time and money, and that
textbooks can and should allow for
adaptation and improvization.
 Purposes of developing teaching learning
materials for the Primary ESL classroom

• It gives excitement • They will be able to • They will be more

to the pupils and comprehend the motivated to learn
make them enjoy lesson better and since there are
the lesson. the objectives are various ways of
achieved. them to learn a
topic; instead of just
chalk and talk.
UNDERSTANDIN
INTEREST MOTIVATED
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• Learners’ confidence for
communicating in real-
world contexts increases
when they have time to
build and practice their
language skills and
knowledge using
authentic materials in the
language classroom.
INDEPENDEN
CONFIDENCE
• Encourage self-access • Provide opportunities for
and independent learning discussion and further
enquiries to facilitate
students’ critical thinking
and to assist them to
make informed
judgements
HOTS
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