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CREATING
MATERIALS
The Link Between
Syllabus and Audience
TEACHING MATERIALS
“English teachers are able
in
creating teacher-prepared
materials as well as
choosing the teaching
materials by publisher.”
 1 LOCAL AUDIENCE
• Non-commercial materials are mostly used

Produce Writers should be

textbooks which familiar with the
focus on specific needs of learners,
skills and their age, level of
understanding ptofiency, etc.

Well-defined Goals
 2 WIDER AUDIENCE
• Commercials materials are mostly used

The material may not fit to all

audience.

Most writing for a wider audience

is not knowing the
curriculum/syllabus: the writer
themselves become the
curriculum designer.

It persuade local institutions

produce their own materials.
HOW TO PREPARE TEACHERS
OWN MATERIALS?

• Using existing • We adapt materials to • Authentic materials • Certain learning styles

materials can save reflect use of grammar are usually produced should preferably be
time, yet or structure elements. for native speakers. addressed.
• We have to be • Such as when we use • May be too difficult, • Changing authentic
selective on the an authentic language too long/short. language materials
available materials to reading or listening • An adjustment is from one form to
suit the teaching passage. required before use another: A reading
/learning needs we the materials. passage then
may have. becomes a listening.

Adapt to
Adapting Adapt for Unsuitable students
materials specific use material level learning styles
There are some advantages for teachers who like to use their
own teaching materials;

COMMISSIONED PROJECT
• In cases a governmental agency,
educational institution, or a publisher, etc.
• Have less opportunity to develop own ideas.
• The writing team is made up from various
backgrounds who never worked together.
• It may result in many problems or need to be
revised at the final.
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SELF-INITIATED PROJECT
an • Prepared by individual or a few teachers.
• Self-initiated project is more personal
satisfaction of various kinds, classroom needs,
transposing one’s own ‘great idea’ into a book.
• Face-to-face contact with editor-publisher.
• Get review from reviewer (some of them are
experts.)
 Writing as A Team Effort
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An Idealized Team
A team needs:
1. Organizer: who tactfully lays out the
tasks
2. An idea person: who has flair and
imagination
3. A hard worker and diligent person
4. An experimenter and evaluator
5. A persuader
6. A finalizer: who reminds others to keep
on the track
 CONCEPTUALIZATION  LEARNERS
 DEFINITION  LENGTH AND SIZE
 OBJECTIVES  VISUAL AND AUDITORY AIDS
 CONGRUENCE  EVALUATION
 TEACHERS