Materials and Curriculum Development for Lessons and Units



In order to meet all students’ needs – teachers need to acquire the skill of understanding materials’ development so that they can make the best choices in selecting the appropriate experience for their learners mainly by using tools for identifying and analyzing the goals and perspectives embedded in the “ commercially “readymade materials. In addition, students will learn the principles of creating their own learning units – by identifying the ideal theme articulating goals, and making decisions about materials and activities. This course will introduce students with sources that can provide them with authentic materials to support the language acquisition for their learners



Textbooks:

• Research for Materials Development in Language Learning

• Evidence For Best Practice; Hitomi Masuhara

Schedule
8:00am-10:00am on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday at AXN 221 (Jul 22, 2016 to Aug 5, 2016)
10:15am-12:20pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday at AXN 221 (Jul 22, 2016 to Aug 5, 2016)
12:30pm-1:00pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday at AXN 221 (Jul 22, 2016 to Aug 5, 2016)
Location
Axinn Center 221
Instructors