Developing Materials and Copyright: Where'd you wanna go? How much you wanna risk?
We began our unit by learning the different types of teaching materials and how to develop them for classroom use - materials like videos, pictures, textbooks, cassettes, DVDs, etc. are very important when it comes to taking part in your teaching, but it is even more critical to evaluate the material before sharing it with your class.
Bian Tomlinson (2014), Developing Materials for Language Teaching, talks about the development of such materials and how and who should develop them. He points out that nowadays, all teachable elements are done with the commercial profit in mind. The people who design these materials are very experienced and knowledgeable, but they lack knowing what the learners needs. Another high point that Tomilson (2014) states in his book, Developing Materials for Language Teaching (pp 7) are the importance of using authentic tasks and texts so the learner can be prepared for the reality of language use.