1. ELT Materials Development
Course Introduction

2. Name: George Elliott Koichi Whitehead
Nationality: Canadian
Country of Residence: South Korea
Occupation: Assistant Professor
Non- Academic Hobbies: Muay Thai Kickboxing

3. family

4. Education Associates of Arts BA (Linguistics)
Certificate for Teaching ESL Linguistics
(30 Credit courses + 30 hr. practicum)
MA (TEFL/ TESL)
PhD Education (in progress)

5. work
1999 & 2003
The beginning…

7. 2016-Present
2017-Present

8. Recent Publications
Whitehead, G. & Greener, V. ( in preparation). Beyond good teaching practices: Exploring learners' views of language teacher leadership.
Whitehead, G. & Ramos, I. (under review). Developing Effective Teacher Talk: A critical self-examination of an ESP syllabus designed for in-service teachers. The Journal of Asia TEFL.
Hiver, P., & Whitehead, G. (2018). Teaching metacognitively: Adaptive inside-out thinking in the L2 classroom. In C. Bjørke, M. Dypedahl, & Å. Haukås (Eds.), Metacognition in Language Learning and Teaching. New York, NY: Routledge.
Hiver, P., & Whitehead, G. (2018). Sites of struggle: The co-construction of language teacher agency and teacher identity through classroom practice. System [Special Issue] Interdisciplinarity in Language Teacher Agency: Theoretical and Analytical Explorations.
Whitehead, G. (2017). Teachers’ voices: Obstacles to communicative language teaching in South Korea. Asian EFL Journal, 18 (4), 5-31.
Whitehead, G. (2016). The rise and fall of the National English Ability Test: Examining Korean high school English teachers’ perspectives. Asian EFL Journal, 19 (4)
Greenier, V., & Whitehead, G. (2016). Towards a model of teacher leadership in ELT: Authentic leadership in classroom practice. RELC Journal, 47(1), DOI: /

9. Additional Publications
Gang, Y.S., Kim, H.D., Whitehead, G., Goo, Y.S., Gwon, H.Y., Han, G., & Hong, G.M. (2018). Middle School English 1. Seoul, South Korea: Darakwon.
Gang, Y.S., Kim, H.D., Whitehead, G., Goo, Y.S., Gwon, H.Y., Han, G., & Hong, G.M. (2019). Middle School English 2. Seoul, South Korea: Darakwon.
Gang, Y.S., Kim, H.D., Whitehead, G., Goo, Y.S., Gwon, H.Y., Han, G., & Hong, G.M. (2020). Middle School English 3. Seoul, South Korea: Darakwon.

10. Peer review & Editing
Asian EFL Journal - Editor/ Reviewer (
Asian ESP Journal – Editor/ Reviewer (
System – Guest reviewer (

11. Academic presentations
Whitehead, G. (2017). A Guided Analysis of Effective Language Teaching. Presented at Seoul KOTESOL workshop, Seoul, South Korea. June, 2017.
Whitehead, G. (2016). Analyzing Effective Teaching through Video Analysis. Presented at Yongin KOTESOL workshop, Yongin, South Korea. May,
  Whitehead, G. (2016). Setting the groundwork for student motivation: The role of the teacher. Presented at the Seoul National Conference, Seoul, South Korea. April, 2016. 
Whitehead, G. (2015). Motivated Learners: A Focus on the Teacher. Presented at Suwon KOTESOL workshop, Suwon, South Korea. October, 2015.
  Whitehead, G. (2015). Connecting with Young Learners: Relevance and Relatability. Presented at Gwangmyeong City elementary language teacher workshop, Gwangmyeong, South Korea. October, 2015.
  Whitehead, G. (2015). Sparking Students' Interest and Engagement through Contextual Connections. Presented at Yongin KOTESOL workshop, Yongin, South Korea. September, 2015.
Whitehead, G. (2014). English Today. Presented at Chodang high school student workshop, Yongin, South Korea. October, 2014.
Whitehead, G & Hwang.H. (2014). The ‘Double Iceberg’ model . Presented at Applied Linguistics Association of Korea (ALAK) international conference, Seoul , South Korea. September, 2014.
  Invited panel member: Facing the facts: Perspectives on the possibilities for change in Korean English language teaching. Gyeonggi Foreign Language Education Conference (GFLEC), Pyeongtaek, South Korea. November, 2013.
  Invited panel member: Considering the future of English language teaching in Korea.Gyeonggi-do International Teachers’ Conference (GITC), Pyeongtaek, South Korea. October, 2012.
Whitehead, G., & Hwang, H. (2012). Examining teacher talk in Korean English classrooms: Advocating the judicious use of L1. Paper presented at Gyeonggi-do International Teachers’ Conference (GITC), Pyeongtaek , South Korea. October, 2012.
  Whitehead, G. (2011). Evaluating the use of L1 in Korean English classrooms. Presented at Gyeonggi-do International Teachers’ Conference (GITC), Pyeongtaek, South Korea. November, 2011. .

13. ELT Materials Development
The Course
ELT Materials Development

14. Course Overview

15. Course Schedule Introduction to the ELT Materials Development course
Defining Key Concepts & Considerations in ELT Materials Development
Relevance and Relatability in ELT Materials
Methodological Approaches & ELT Materials
Evaluating Materials & Activities
Practice Evaluating Materials & Activities (Midterm Application Task Assignment)
Skills & Activities
Introduction to Developing Worksheets
Developing Worksheets: Workshop
Introduction to Developing Comics & Stories
Developing Comics & Stories: Workshop
Introduction to Powerpoint Games and Activities
Powerpoint Games and Activities: Workshop
Putting what you made into practice: Materials Creation Project
Materials Creation Project: Workshop
Materials Creation Project Fair and Feedback

16. Topics
Assignments
Week 1
Introduction to the ELT Materials Development course
Week 2
Defining Key Concepts & Considerations in ELT Materials Development
Week 3
Relevance and Relatability in ELT Materials
Week 4
Methodological Approaches & ELT Materials
Week 5
Evaluating Materials & Activities
Week 6
Practice Evaluating Materials & Activities (Midterm Application Task Assignment)
Rubric
Week 7
Skills & Activities
Week 8
Introduction to Developing Worksheets
Appraisal of self-selected materials
Week 9
Developing Worksheets: Workshop
Week 10
Introduction to Developing Comics & Stories
Week 11
Developing Comics & Stories: Workshop
Week 12
Introduction to Powerpoint Games and Activities
Week 13
Powerpoint Games and Activities: Workshop
Week 14
Putting what you made into practice: Materials Creation Project
Week 15
Materials Creation Project: Workshop
Week 16
Materials Creation Project Fair and Feedback
Portfolio Due

17. Expectations
come to class with open, positive mind, ready to share and learn with others.
actively participate in class discussions and activities.
contribute ideas, efforts, and experiences to class/groups.
show respect and contribute positively towards discussions, class atmosphere, peers, and instructor.
submit assignments on time.
professional conduct and communication with the course professor.

18. Course Evaluation
Attendance: 15 points Participation, Professionalism, Excellence: 15 points Midterm Application Task: 20 points Materials Development Project: 20 Points Writing portfolio: 30 points Total: 100 points

19. If you are going to be late or absent please send me a message before class if possible.
Attendance
*Attendance includes being here on time prepared for class.
Arriving 5 minutes or more after the start of class will be marked as late. For each late mark you will receive a 1 point deduction in attendance
Arriving 30 minutes or more after the start of class will be marked as absent.
For each absence you will receive a 2 point deduction in attendance
*Absences and lateness may be excused with a valid reason

20. Participation, Professionalism, Excellence
Participation includes all classroom tasks i.e. projects, performances, discussions etc., as well as attention, attitude.
Professionalism is the way you conduct yourself in class and with your professor.
5 Excellence points are reserved and rewarded for exceptional effort.
*If you receive no excellence points your maximum score in this area is 15/20
Always here on time for class
Outstanding effort during class
Helping others in class
Outstanding classwork or homework
Excellent attitude throughout the semester

21. Midterm Application Task (20 points)
Designing an evaluation rubric
Evaluating a textbook chapter of your choice

22. Materials Development Project (20 points)
Design a shortened version of a textbook chapter ( pages)
Should include R,W,L,S,G
Reading passage of your choice ( you take this from the internet if you like, or you can write it (use what you have been introduced to in this course))
Should include activities and a worksheet
Tip: The easiest way is to start with reading content and build activities around it.
You may also start with a topic and try to organize around a topic but this may be more difficult.
If you have a reading content you can extract the topic from it.
A collaborative effort in groups of 3 or 4
Based on real MOE objectives

23. Final portfolio (30 points)
Will include:
Evaluation rubric
Worksheets
Comic
Story
PPT game
Textbook project
*Note: this may change
The final portfolio is to contain all of the writing projects that are covered during the course. This portfolio will be sent by and should be titled “Student name Student Number Final Portfolio ” i.e. georgewhitehead finalportfolio.zip. Please send to no later than a week after the final class.
Late submissions will receive reduced scores (-1 per day) unless special permission has been granted.

24. Contact Website: profgwhitehead.weebly.com