LING 678
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Advanced Materials Development
Linguistics
College of Humanities
Course Description
Principles and procedures for designing, developing, and evaluating professional-quality language teaching/learning materials for various types: textbooks, software, audiovisual aids, etc.
When Taught
Winter
Min
3
Fixed/Max
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
0
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Issues
Learning Outcome
3. Discuss materials-development issues, factors, and processes, as well as their application in real-world contexts, in an intelligent, informed manner that reflects knowledge of all the elements listed under objective #1 above.
Title
Materials Project
Learning Outcome
Design and produce professional-quality language teaching/learning materials by creating a major project (material for teaching some aspect of a language or preparing language teachers) that exemplifies the appropriate application of established principles in making materials-development decisions regarding…Project managementTeam formation, operation, creativity, and leadership.Curriculum development (including needs analysis, situation analysis, goal setting, syllabus design, methodology, and assessment)The realities and pressures of the publishing processLanguage learning (e.g., order of acquisition for various aspects of language, differing learner styles and strategies, ratio of explanation to practice, etc.)Language teaching methods and proceduresCurrent professional trends and issues in language teachingLinguistics (e.g., structure, phonology, vocabulary, corpus tools, etc.) Instructional designInformation designText designVisual designTypographyIntellectual property and copyright lawsInstructional media types and tools (ranging from low-tech to high-tech electronic/digital) for producing and editing materialsPilot testing, evaluation, and revision
Title
Instructional Media
Learning Outcome
2. Utilize at least three types of electronic/digital instructional media to produce language teaching/learning (or language teacher education) materials.
