TYPES AND ROLE OF MATERIALS

IN ELT

PESENTED BY
NIDA IQBAL
16 ETM 09
 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

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Used by teachers or learners to facilitate learning of language
 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
 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
 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
 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
• 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.
Thank you