1. Materials Design and Writing in ELT Shahram Khadir Sharabyani khadirss@yahoo.com Day 1393

2. Designing Effective English Language Teaching Materials Introduction Advantages 1.Contextualization 2.Resources available 3.Individual Needs 4.Personalization

3. Designing Effective English Language Teaching Materials Introduction Disadvantages 1.Organization 2.Quality 3.Time

4. Factors we should bear in mind when designing materials 1.Learners 2.Curriculum and context 3.Resources and Facilities 4.Personal confidence and competence 5.Copyright compliance 6.Time

5. Guidelines to write materials 1.English language teaching material should be contextualized. 2.Materials should stimulate interaction and be generative in terms of language. 3.English language teaching materials should encourage learners to develop learning skills and strategies. 4.English language teaching material should allow for a focus on form as well as function.

6. Guidelines to write materials 5.English language teaching material should offer opportunities for integrated language use. 6.English language teaching material should be authentic. 7.English language teaching materials should link to each other to develop a progression of skills, understandings and language items. 8.English language teaching material should be attractive.

7. Guidelines to write materials 9.English language teaching material should have appropriate instructions. 10.English language teaching material should be flexible.

8. An Action Plan Start with completing a lesson plan. Articulate and share your assumptions about learning and teaching. Think of the real-life domain from which you are going to select your themes and notions. Specify the communicative functions of the lesson. Decide on the language knowledge necessary to fulfill the functions.

9. An Action Plan Plan the overall picture of the lesson. Determine the task type(s). Decide on the sequence of the tasks. Write the tasks. Share them with some colleagues. Revise them and make any necessary changes. If possible, pilot the lesson with some students in real situations.