1. Topic 2 USING SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS IN ELT

2. Key points Characteristics of good materials
What makes effective materials?
Considerations in selection and use of supplementary materials (SMs)
Considerations in selection and use of authentic materials (AMs)

3. Characteristics of good materials
What do you think of the following statements?
Answer:
What are supplementary materials?
Why do we need supplementary materials?

4. What makes effective materials?
Teachers (language proficiency, training and experience, cultural background and preferred teaching styles)
Learners (learning style preferences, needs, interests and motivation)
Contextual factors (school culture, classroom conditions, class size and availability of teaching sources)
Theory of language and language use
Theory of language learning

5. Considerations in selection of SMs
How SM will replace or improve on material in coursebook.
ALL the skills that are required
Activities designed to develop individual skills often include other skills (a reading text followed by a follow-up speaking/writing task)
Level and the language of the SMs

6. Considerations in use of SMs
Give special attention to giving instructions
Adapt SMs for use with classes at different levels
Games and extra communicative activities can provide variety and make learning fun but think about reasons for using them

7. Some types of SMs Dictionaries Songs Radio news TV shows/ commercials
Road signs
Movies
Maps
Newspaper articles
Advertisements
Books
Posters
Video tapes
Catalogs
Drawings
Advertisements
Photos
Worksheets
Chants
Quizzes
Poems
Stories
Essays

8. Designing your own materials
Language content, students’ level, time and preparation, etc.
Layout:
+ Be neat
+ Begin with short and clear instructions, including examples
+ Be clear and attractive to look at
Do task 3, coursebook

9. Using authentic materials
What do you think of the following statements?
Answer:
1. What is authenticity?
2. What are the pros and cons of authentic materials in EFL classroom?

10. Authenticity
Authenticity is taken as being synonymous with genuineness, realness, truthfulness, validity, reliability, undisputed credibility, and legitimacy of materials or practices (Tatsuki, 2006).
Authentic materials: materials generated by native speakers and for native speakers are considered authentic (Rogers & Medley, 1988)

11. Advantages AMs have a positive effect on learner motivation
provide authentic cultural information
provide exposure to real language
relate more closely to learners ' needs
support a more creative approach to teaching

12. Disadvantages They may be too culturally biased
The vocabulary might not be relevant to the S's immediate needs.
Too many structures are mixed so lower levels have a hard time decoding the texts
Special preparation is necessary  time consuming
The material can become outdated easily, e.g. news.

13. Some types of AMs Songs Radio news TV shows/ commercials
Realia (tickets, signs, bills, letters, etc.)
Menus
Maps
Newspaper articles
Advertisements
Books
Videos
Catalogs
Etc.
Which types are suitable for elementary, intermediate and advanced learners? Why?

14. Considerations in selection and use of AMs
Authenticity
Interest
Background knowledge
Language
Text organization
Ss’ level
Add to the list:
Do task 6, coursebook