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Materials Design

Principles of materials design

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David Heredia

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Authentic materials

non-authentic materials

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principles of materials design

Principles of material design development

These are the 10 principles of material design and development: Personally I consider the most important principles that have to ben taken into consideration when developing materials are the principles 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9 and 10. Because they address the learner's previous knowledge and allows them to interact with that previous knowledge, making easier to stablish relationships with the new things being learned.

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principles of materials design

authentic materials

Authenticity relates to multiple features that can make a material look or sound "real". Real meaning that is a real material created by a native speaker and that it reads and sounds as if an english native speaker desgined it, including fetures such as speaking, proper use of expressions and slangs, a sense of genuiness that learners can notice when they interact with the material.

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non-authentic materials

Non-authentic materials could refer to the opposite of authentic materials, which means all those materials that seem to be particularily made for a specific class exercise, using a specific form of language that may not be pereceived as the used commonly, it could be perceived as too "formal"

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• It's more specific to countries and regions
• It doesn't focus on the core structure and rules of the language
• By ignoring the more formal teaching of the language, it may leave the learners with knowledge gaps
• It may be more difficult for learners to understand

• Gives a sense of genuiness
• Is adapted to a everyday language that is used
• Adds practical value since focuses on real life language usage
• Takes advantage of previous contact the learners had with the language in other environments

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• It may be seen as stale and outdated
• Doesn't fully reflect how the language is spoken and written commonly
• Native speakers could perceive it as artificial and not genuine
• Ignores any previous informal knowledge or experience the learners may have had with the language in informal environments

• Gives a more complete formal understanding of the language
• Is designed for any type of learning and for any environment
• Adds more technical depth in understanding how the language works
• Takes advantage of the fewer contact learners may had with the language to avoid mistakes in the learning

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References

• Maley, A. (2016). Principles and Procedures in Materials Development. In M. Azarnoosh, M. Zeraatpishe, A. Faravani & H. Kargozari, Issues in Materials Development (4th ed., pp. 11-29). Rotterdam.
• Cruz, D. (2022). Designing English Language Teaching Materials. Repositorio Institucional UNAD. https://repository.unad.edu.co/handle/10596/49873
• Pardo, A., & Téllez, M. (2009). ELT Materials: The Key to Fostering Effective Teaching and Learning Settings.