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Edt 3153 - Week 2
Edt 3153 - Week 2
Edt 3153 - Week 2
ESL CLASSROOMS
WEEK 2
Learning Outcomes
Young learners
In this paper young learners are learners between five
and twelve years of age.
Materials
Materials will be considered anything which is used to
help language learning (Tomlinson, 1998). Examples
include but are not limited to: coursebooks, workbooks,
CDs, flashcards, and CD-ROMs.
Materials evaluation
Materials evaluation will be considered a procedure that
involves examining learning materials to establish their
value (Tomlinson, 2003).
MATERIALS AND RESOURCES FOR
ESL CLASSROOMS
WEEK 2
Adaptation
Evaluation Scheme
The materials evaluation scheme used (Appendix 1) was checklist-
based, requiring responses indicating levels of agreement or
disagreement with statements about the materials. The evaluation
assessed the materials in relation to the following areas:
• General Appearance
• Layout and Design
• Methodology
• Activities
• Language Skills
• Language Content
• Topic Content
• Teachability and Flexibility
• Assessment
MATERIALS AND RESOURCES FOR
ESL CLASSROOMS
WEEK 2
Language demands
-- recall the vocabulary to describe each food or drink item
- - put the words together in the right order
- - use a or an correctly with each item
- - pronounce the words
- - give correct stress and intonation to words and sentences
- - understand teacher’s instructions and feedback
- - understand partner’s questions and responses
MATERIALS AND RESOURCES FOR
ESL CLASSROOMS
WEEK 2
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