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SLA Principles Relevant To IM Development

The document provides 16 basic principles of second language acquisition that should be considered when developing instructional materials for teaching languages. It lists each principle and asks to describe actions or types of instructional materials that could apply each principle. The goal is to help make the principles more concrete by providing specific examples of how to incorporate them into instructional materials.

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SLA Principles Relevant To IM Development

The document provides 16 basic principles of second language acquisition that should be considered when developing instructional materials for teaching languages. It lists each principle and asks to describe actions or types of instructional materials that could apply each principle. The goal is to help make the principles more concrete by providing specific examples of how to incorporate them into instructional materials.

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BORDEOS, JEAN G.

BAEL-4
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION

Directions: Fill out the third column with actions and/or kind of instructional materials that will
concretize the principles. Submit your output in the Google Classroom as assignment. An example is
given in #1.

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Basic Principles of SLA Relevant to the Development of Materials for the Teaching of Languages

Principles Concretizing the Principles

1 Materials should achieve impact. Using photographs as IM will direct


students’ attention to the understanding
of the lessons.
2 Materials should help learners feel at ease. Using ice breakers and games as part of
IMs will help learners feel at ease making
them absorb and understand the lessons.
3 Materials should help learners develop confidence. IMs that promotes collaborative learning
develops the confidence of the students
since they are given the chance to
socialize.
4 What is being taught should be perceived by IMs should be authentic learning
learners as relevant and useful. materials that reflect real life situations
which is beneficial in the future.
5 Materials should acquire and facilitate learner self- IMs should not only give challenges to
investment. the learners but also information that
enable learners for self-growth.
6 Learners must be ready to acquire the points being IMs should be on point and does not
taught. deviate from the topic or the lesson.
7 Materials should expose the learners to language in Using videos or short clips will expose the
authentic use. learners to authentic language that
enables them to speak accurately and
fluently.
8 The learners’ attention should be drawn to Linguistic IMs should focus on the
linguistic features of the input. linguistic features of the language. The
input should give emphasis to accuracy
and fluency.
9 Materials should provide the learners with IMs should include activities or part
opportunities to use the target language to achieve where a language drill is implemented to
communicative purposes. enable students to have the opportunity
to use the target language.
10 Materials should take into account that the positive IMs should build a path towards
effects of instruction are usually delayed. reflection and realization of the lesson.
11 Materials should take into account that learners IMs should be flexible to different kinds
differ in learning styles. of learners. It should employ features
that will cater the needs of every learner.
12 Materials should take into account that learners IMs should be flexible in terms of its
differ in affective attitudes. incorporation to the class. It should
BORDEOS, JEAN G.
BAEL-4
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION

provide affective back-up and encourage


the students with low self-esteem.
13 Materials should permit a silent period at the IMs should give time for students to be
beginning of instruction. ready for instructions or lessons. Putting
some quote or something inspirational is
okay.
14 Materials should maximize learning potential by IMs should employ not only letters but
encouraging intellectual, aesthetic and emotional also pictures to stimulate the brain. In
involvement which stimulates both right – and left- can also be motivational video clips or
brain activities. clips that pursue life lessons.
15 Materials should not rely too much on controlled Every learner is unique in their
practice. acquisition of knowledge. Therefore, IM
should be flexible and should easily adapt
to the changes in the teaching process.
16 Materials should provide opportunities for IMs should provide a reflection part at
outcome feedback. the end of the lesson. In this way,
feedback is possible.

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