Lg 546 materials evaluation

Criteria

• Criteria for Good Materials.
• The criteria for good materials must depend as much or more upon the learners as the teachers. The learners are the ones who are going to be using the materials after all.
• REFERENCES.
• Jordan, R.R. 1997. English For Academic Purposes.
• Guse, J. 2011. Communicative Activities for EAP. Cambridge.
• Alexander, O. 2008. EAP Essentials.

Checklist for ESP/EAP Materials 1

• Is the material based on close needs analysis?
• Is subject-specialist language taught?
• Are strategies for professional/academic situation taught?
• Is a collaborative approach between teachers and students encouraged?
• Is the material modular to meet the demands of different language elements

and situations?

ESP/EAP CHECKLIST 2

• Can the material be used for individual/home study?
• To what extent do the learning activities mirror target situations?
• Is the approach task based and skills based?
• Do the activities lead to products which can be evaluated against situational demands?
• Are objectives specified in both content and performance terms?

EAP REFERENCES

• Gillett, A. 2010. Using English For Academic Purposes www.uefap.com/bgnd/bgndfram.htm
• Robert Jordan. 1997. English for Academic Purposes. C.U.P.
• Guse, J. 2011. Communicative Activities for EAP. Cambridge.
• Alexander, O. 2008. EAP Essentials.
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