English Language Learning Materials A Critical Review

by Tomlinson, Brian

• ISBN13: 9780826493507
• ISBN10: 0826493505
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-05-17
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

materials used for learning English around the world.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Language Acquisition and Language Learning Materials	p. 3
Different Types of Materials	p. 15
Materials for General English	p. 17
Materials for Teaching English to Young Learners	p. 38
Materials for English for Science and Technology (EST)	p. 59
EAP Materials in Australia and New Zealand	p. 74
Multimedia Materials in Developing Countries: The Malaysian Experience	p. 100
Self-Access Materials	p. 110
Extensive Reading: Maid in Waiting	p. 133
Materials in Use around the World	p. 157
Materials Used in the UK	p. 159
Materials Used in the USA	p. 179
Materials Used in Western Europe	p. 193
Materials Used in Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union	p. 213
Materials Used in Africa	p. 223
Materials in Japan: Coexisting Traditions	p. 245
ELT Materials Used in Southeast Asia	p. 263
The Textbook, the Teacher and the Learner: A Middle East Perspective	p. 281
Materials in Use in Argentina and the Southern Cone	p. 300
Conclusions	p. 317
Conclusions about ELT Materials in Use around the World	p. 319
Index	p. 323
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