PROFILE 5, NO.1. Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development

Published

2004-01-01

Key Aspects for Developing Your Instructional Materials

Aspectos cruciales para elaborar materiales instruccionales

Keywords:

Course Design, Material Design, Motivational Design, Content Enriching Materials, Attractive Layouts, Teachers’ Creativity (en)
Diseño de cursos, diseño de materiales, contenidos enriquecedores, esquemas llamativos, creatividad docente (es)

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  • Astrid Núñez Pardo Universidad Externado de Colombia
  • Clelia Pineda Báez Universidad Externado de Colombia
  • María Fernanda Téllez Téllez Universidad Externado de Colombia

This article describes crucial aspects that EFL teachers must consider for the elaboration of materials to support the instructional design component of their classes. It also emphasizes that language educators should not only maintain a balance between theory and practice when developing their didactic resources, but they also should keep themselves updated in terms of the latest research in the language education field. The article also addresses key questions teachers should formulate before beginning the process of design, and provides useful ideas to develop dynamic, content enriching, and visually attractive materials.

Este artículo describe aspectos cruciales que los docentes de inglés como lengua extranjera deben tener en cuenta para la elaboración de materiales de apoyo del componente de instrucción de sus clases. También enfatiza que los docentes de lengua extranjera no solamente deben mantener un balance entre la teoría y la práctica al desarrollar sus ayudas didácticas, sino que también deben mantenerse actualizados en términos de los más recientes avances de la investigación en el campo de la educación en lenguas. El artículo discute preguntas claves que los maestros deben formular antes de comenzar el proceso de diseño y brinda ideas útiles para el desarrollo de materiales con contenidos enriquecedores y que resulten dinámicos y atractivos visualmente.

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References

CIEL Project. (2000). Resources for independent language learning: design and use. Retrieved July 7, 2004, from http://www.lang.ltsn.ac.uk/resources/goodpractice.aspx

Dewey, J. (1938). The Theory of Inquiry. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Wiston.

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Menezes, A. (2001). Reflections on readings. Retrieved August 4, 2004, from http://www.geocities.com/anna_km2001/reflections.html

Purdue University Online Writing Lab. (2004). Retrieved from http://owl.english.purdue.edu/hadouts/research/r-plagiarism.html

Small, R. (1997). Motivation in instructional design. Retrieved July 15, 04 from http://www.ils.unc.edu/Daniel/214/MotivationSmall.html

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