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ELT 6 – LANGUAGE LEARNING MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT

LESSON 1: ESSENCE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS


Desired Learning Outcome
 Deepen understanding on the essence of instructional materials towards a
successful instructional delivery

Introduction
Communication is a survival resource. In this era of massive advancement in
information, science, and technology, you need to be equipped with a wide array of
scaffolds that can help facilitate active engagement with different kinds of
environment in order for you to survive in this globally competitive world. In the
school setting, this can be achieved when communicative teaching-learning
strategies, activities/instructional materials are well-planned and are framed
towards linguistic and communicative competence of learners. Nunan (1992) states
that teaching materials are often the most substantial and observable component of
pedagogy. This premise leads to the idea that in language learning activities,
oftentimes teachers consider learning materials as fundamental elements towards
the attainment of the expected competencies as they support meaningful teaching
and learning. Edge (1993) stated that materials exist in order to support
learning/teaching, so they should be designed to suit the people and the processes
involved.
According to Tomlinson (2011), an instructional material is anything which is
used by the teacher to facilitate teaching and learning as the material designer
builds in a pedagogic purpose.

Essence of Instructional Materials


Instructional materials as many would claim, serve as the heart of active
engagement of students in language learning. In other words, aside from the
teachers’ pedagogy, students need tangible as well as intangible aids to ensure that
language learning engagement is meaningful and relevant. In the development of
instructional materials for language learning, it is fundamental to enrich your
understanding on the following important concepts as shared by experts of
instructional materials development and how these would foster meaningful
language learning:

Instructional materials refer to those alternative channels of communication,


which a classroom teacher can use to concretize a concept during teaching and
learning process. Before a teacher can design or produce an instructional
material, he has to know what these instructional materials are, their advantage
and disadvantage, characteristics, limitations, etc. The essence of producing
instructional materials is to facilitate the teaching learning process. (Amadioha,
2009)
An instructional material is any systematic description of the techniques and
exercises to be used in the classroom teaching. (Brown, 1995)
They are didactic material things which are supposed to make learning and
teaching possible. (Obanya, 1989)

They are human and non-human materials and facilities that can be used to
ease, encourage, improve and promote teaching and learning activities. They
are defined as “resources that organize and support instruction, such as
textbooks, tasks and supplementary materials.” (Remilliard and Heck, 2014)
Teaching Aids are objects (such as a book, picture or map) or devices (such
as DVD or computer) used by a teacher to enhance or enliven classroom
instruction. (Shukla, 2018)

The role of materials (particularly textbook) in language teaching as a


resource – for presentation materials; activities for learners’ practice and
communicative interaction; for learners on grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation
stimulation and ideas for classroom activities; a support for less experienced
teachers. (Cunningsworth as cited in Richards, 2003)

It is worthy to note that in order to make instructional activities effective, the


teachers’ corresponding instructional materials need to be well-thought-of,
appropriate and responsive to the varying needs of students. In other words without
them, learning becomes theoretical and not practical. In support, instructional
materials are tangible, non-tangible; print or non-print devices which lead the
students to become lifelong learners who are critical and creative thinkers.

Reference:
Abao, E. et al. (2021). Language Learning Materials Development OBE-Based.
Lorimar Publishing, Inc.: Quezon City, Metro Manila.

Prepared by:
KRISTINE F. CANTILERO, MAT – ENGLISH
Instructor I

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