International Perspectives on Materials in ELT (eBook)

Denise M. de Abreu-e-Lima, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Brazil Eliane H. Augusto-Navarro, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Brazil Esther G. Bosompem, Ghana Institute of Languages Maurizia Cherubin, English teacher, Italy Tanya Cotter, British Council in Libya. Enrique García Pascual, University of Zaragoza, Spain Josie Guiney Igielski, English teacher, USA Simon Humphries, Doshisha University, Japan Mario López Barrios, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina Fabrizio Maggi, University of Pavia, Italy Hayat Messekher, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Bouzaréah, Algiers Apiwan Nuangpolmak, Chulalongkorn University Language Institute, Thailand Luciana C. de Oliveira, Columbia University, USA Patricia Pashby, University of Oregon, USA Joe Pereira, British Council in Portugal Arifa Rahman, English teacher, Bangladesh Jack Richards, University of Sydney, Australia Kristjan Seferaj, Aston University, UK Bonny Tibbitts, University of Oregon, USA Elba Villanueva de Debat, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina

Cover 1
Half-title 2
Title 4
Copyrights 5
Contents 6
List of Figures 8
List of Tables 9
Series Editors’ Preface 10
Acknowledgements 12
Notes on Contributors 13
1 Materials in ELT: Current Issues 16
Part IGlobal and Local Materials 31
2 The ELT Textbook 32
3 Global vs. Local: Does It Matter? 50
4 Adapting Materials to Meet the LiteracyNeeds of Young Bahraini Learners 66
5 Cultural Representations in AlgerianEnglish Textbooks 82
Part II Materials in the Classroom 100
6 Coping with New Teaching Approachesand Materials: An East-EuropeanEFL Teacher’s Interpretation ofCommunicative Teaching Activities 101
7 Materials Adaptation in Ghana:Teachers’ Attitudes and Practices 116
8 Multilevel Materials for MultilevelLearners 133
9 Designing Effective, Culturally, andLinguistically Responsive Pedagogy 153
Part III Materials and Technology 169
10 English Language Learning throughMobile Phones 170
11 Using Interactive Fiction for DigitalGame-based Language Learning 189
12 Using Web 2.0 Tools in CLIL 209
Part IV Materials and Teacher Education 227
13 The Story Reading Project: IntegratingMaterials Development with LanguageLearning and Teaching for NNESTeachers in Training 228
14 Teaching Pre-service EFL Teachers toAnalyse and Adapt Published Materials:An Experience from Brazil 246
15 Factors Influencing Japanese Teachers’Adoption of Communication-orientedTextbooks 262
16 Materials in ELT: Looking Ahead 279
Suggested Reading 289
Index 293