Assessment and Development of Materials
Code
722131098
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Formação ao Longo da Vida
Credits
10
Teacher in charge
Alexandra Fiéis
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
By the end of the CU, students are expected to:
- recognize the specificity of teaching a second/foreign language
- evaluate and adapt materials and resources for second/foreign language teaching
- develop materials for different populations and proficiency levels
- develop materials for specific language skills
Specific knowledge and skills:
- ability to evaluate existing materials and resouces for second/foreign language teaching
- ability to adapt existing materials and resources to different learners and proficiency levels
- ability to adapt existing materials and resources for specific language skills
-ability to develop new materials for second/foreign language teaching suited to different proficiency levels, age groups and for the training of different skills.
Prerequisites
n/a
Subject matter
1. Evaluation of existing materials and resources
2. Adaptation and development of materials for different learners
2.1. Proficiency levels
2.2. native languages
2.3. adults/children
2.4. language for specific purposes
3. Development of materials for the training of different skills
3.1. grammar
3.2. vocabulary
3.3. reading and writing
3.4. listening and speaking.
Bibliography
Hinkel, Eli (ed.) (2005) Handbook of Research in Second Language Teaching and Learning. New Jersey, London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
Tomlinson, Brian (2012) State-of-the-Art Article. Materials development for language learning and teaching. Language Teaching 45.2, 143179.
Tomlinson, Brian (ed.) (2003) Developing Materials for Language Teaching, Continuum.
Uso-Juan, E. & A. Martinez-Flor (eds.) (2006) Current Trends in the Development and Teaching of the Four Language Skills. Mouton de Gruyer.
Teaching method
The Curricular Unit is organized in weekly modules, according to the syllabus.
Each module has the following format: video lessons presenting the contents of the syllabus, the description of examples, the formulation of problems, among others; different resources (summaries, schemata, tables, images, adapted materials, etc.); bibliographic references and links to online references.
Evaluation method
Assessment includes various activities (e.g. the evaluation and adaptation of existing resources for the teaching of Portuguese as second/foreign language), which are to be accomplished throughout the semester. A final assignment will provide a global assessemnt of both the knowledge and skills acquired by the students in adapting and creating materials for the teaching of Portuguese as a second/foreign language.