{"product_id":"the-complete-guide-to-the-theory-and-practice-of-materials-development-for-language-learning-hardback-9781119054764","title":"The Complete Guide to the Theory and Practice of Materials Development for Language Learning (Hardback) 9781119054764","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Complete Guide to the Theory and Practice of Materials Development for Language Learning\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBrian Tomlinson (Author), Hitomi Masuhara (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781119054764, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 14 July 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e416 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.6 x 17.3 x 2.3 cm, 0.885 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"This thought-provoking and resourceful book will be of great help for teachers, publishers, and researchers interested in materials development. In addition to informing the reader about historical tradition, providing the results of the latest empirical findings, and summarizing the existing trends in materials development, the authors voice their own beliefs coming from their many years of personal and professional experience.\" - \u003cb\u003eLINGUIST LIST\u003c\/b\u003e, June 2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Everyone in this profession needs a copy of this book at hand to consult in their everyday working lives, be they teachers, teacher trainers, directors of study or publishers. The language in the book is accessible and the book will prove useful for those new to materials development as well as those who have been developing and adapting materials for years but who perhaps have not thought about it concisely as a distinct activity.\" - \u003ci\u003eNaeema B. Han\u003c\/i\u003e, Leeds Beckett University, UK, \u003cb\u003eFolio 18\/2\u003c\/b\u003e September 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Complete Guide to the Theory and Practice of Materials Development for Language Learning\u003c\/i\u003e provides undergraduate and graduate-level students in applied linguistics and TESOL, researchers, materials developers, and teachers with everything they need to know about the latest theory and practice of language learning materials development for all media.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe past two decades have seen historic change in the field of language learning materials development. The four main drivers of that change include a shift in emphasis from materials for language teaching to language learning; evidenced-based development; the huge increase in digital delivery technologies; and the wedding of materials developed for the learning of English with those for other second or foreign languages.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimely, authoritative, and global in scope, this text represents the ideal resource for all those studying and working in the field of language learning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cform\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaterials Development So Far 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIssues in Materials Development 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaterials Evaluation 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaterials Adaptation 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Development of Materials 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Process of Publishing Coursebooks 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeveloping Digital Materials 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeveloping Materials for the Acquisition of Language 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeveloping Materials for the Development of Skills 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeveloping Materials for Young Learners 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeveloping Materials for Teenagers and Adults 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeveloping Materials for Different Levels, Users, and Purposes 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVisuals, Layout, and Design 325\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWriting Instructions for Language-Learning Activities 342\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaterials Development Research 355\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 389\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResources Useful for Materials Developers 391\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 399\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/form\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Education [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Education\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Education%20%5BJN%5D%22\"\u003eJN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52421395251480,"sku":"9781119054764","price":78.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781119054764.jpg?v=1784594942","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-complete-guide-to-the-theory-and-practice-of-materials-development-for-language-learning-hardback-9781119054764","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}