Material Development in Language Class: The Heart of Pedagogy Approaches

This paper takes the position that language learning materials should ideally be driven by learning and teaching principles rather than developed ad hoc or in imitation of bestselling course books. It briefly reviews the literature which contributes positively towards the principled development of ELT materials and comments on its implications for materials writing. It then presents methods materials adaptation. It outlines and justifies each principle and then drives from it materials developmemt principles procedures which teachers and materials writers could apply to the actual development of materials