1. Using Materials in
EFL/ESL Classes

2. Using Materials in EFL/ESL
Classes
Effectively

3. When an educator takes on the challenge of leading a classroom in a constructive and meaningful way, he or she depends on quality teaching aids for academic support.

4. Working with teaching aids is essential in the modern classroom
Working with teaching aids is essential in the modern classroom. Many topics can be explored more efficiently and more in depth with teaching aids.

5. Why do we use them? To provide a meaningful context for instruction
To facilitate language learning
To include cultural content in lessons
To provide a meaningful context for instruction
To motivate learners

6. Benefits of Using Materials
They boost ss success in class
They work as reinforcement tools
They signal important information
They make help make something abstract more concrete
They provide for all learning styles

7. Benefits of Using Materials: Music and the Multiple Intelligences
Grammar - Mozart, Haydn, Bach, Handel, Vivaldi
Imagination exercises (descriptive writing, speaking) - Ravel, Debussy, Satie)
Current Situation, News in the World - Rap (for inner cities and their problems), Ethnic Music from the discussed countries (you would be surprised at how many people quickly associate the type of music with a part of the world)
Making Future Plans - Fun upbeat jazz ("Take Five" by Dave Brubeck)
Discussing "Serious" issues - the "serious" Germans: Beethoven, Brahms - even Mahler if you are adventurous!

8. When do we use them?

9. How should we use materials?
Use them all along the lesson, but specific materials for specific stages
Use experiential learning and hands-on activities to promote active exploration
Ask ss to participate
Expand the lesson beyond the classroom
Create an environment for exploration and the construction of learning

10. General Types of Materials
Traditional
Authentic
Electronic

11. Traditional Materials
Flashcards
Word cards
Colored paper and pens
Modeling clay
Cut outs
Posters
Handouts
Crosswords
Manipulatives
Worksheets

12. Authentic/Electronic Materials
Music
Ipod
Mp3
Tapes CD
podcasts
Video
Movies
TV Shows
TV Ads
Music Videos
Publications
Newspapers
Magazines
Comics
E-zines
Miscellaneous
Origami
Magic
Arts

13. Ideas on Using Traditional Materials
Manipulatives
Matching cards
Stickers
Color straws
experiments
OHP
Avoid crowding words
Use bullets
Choose readable fonts and size
Graphic Organizers
Venn Diagrams
Pie charts
Foldables
To provide hands-on activities

14. Adapting Existing Materials
Unsuitable audience
Difficult
level
Length
Use of Grammar and Language
Relevance
Specific
use
Learning
Styles

15. Authentic Materials
These are materials which involve language naturally occurring as communication in native-speaker contexts of use, or rather those selected contexts where standard English is the norm.

16. Using Authentic Materials
They have a positive effect on learner motivation.
They provide authentic cultural information.
They provide exposure to real language.
They relate more closely to learners ' needs.
They support a more creative approach to teaching.

17. Types of Authentic Materials
Newspapers: these are a good source of cultural information: local papers will give more of a flavor of everyday life in towns.
Video: a number of published ELT video tapes are a good visual source of cultural information. (Today, we have CD/DVD versions of these video tapes, which provide us with better quality.)
Talks/discussions: some topics may be suitable for giving information to students in a plenary session.
Role play/dramatizations: these can be used to initiate discussion and introspection.
Culture quizzes/tests.

18. Types of Electronic Materials
TEFL materials\Newsademic Issue 086 A.pdf
TEFL materials\Newsademic Issue 086 A classroom advanced.pdf
TEFL materials\Newsademic Issue 086 A classroom basic.pdf
..\listening materials\TomSxxx mp3
..\listening materials\TomSxxx mp3

19. Types of Authentic Materials