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Summary: the importance when designing English materials

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Summary: the importance when designing English materials

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The design of didactic materials is essential in the education of English as a foreign language, since it helps to simplify the academic process and connect teaching with real life. The materials are useful tools to help understand difficult concepts, develop students' interest, make them active and provide reinforcement for better learning.

Teaching-learning materials are essential in classes because they help teachers to be effective by facilitating a better understanding of concepts and content, which improves student performance. Teachers can create their own material to gain experience, confidence and autonomy in choosing the right material for their students.
The design and development of these resources or
teaching aids is a practical strategy and
useful in the long run, is something with which
students can count and have within reach of
your hand at any time, allowing
so that their learning is constant, through the different activities that with these
materials can be created during classes.

Reference: La importancia de los materiales en la enseñanza del inglés. (2015, 11 junio). Compartir Palabra maestra. https://www.compartirpalabramaestra.org/articulos-informativos/la-importancia-de-los-materiales-en-la-ensenanza-del-ingles

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Advantages of Created Teaching Materials

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Advantages of Created Teaching Materials

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One advantage of designing didactic materials is that it allows teachers to take into consideration the individual needs of each student, to adapt their learning needs and previous experience.

Being able to customize didactic materials allows teachers to add their personal touches that are often appreciated by students.

Designing your own teaching material allows teachers to be up-to-date and have their own material for each local or international event that is of great interest.

Including creative didactic materials allows students to have a break from the regular curriculum.

These types of didactic materials generate more interest among students, as they leave traditional teaching methods behind.

We create didactic materials tailored to the learning styles of our students.

Authentic didactic materials are more up-to-date and based on real contexts that can be applied by students.

REFERENCES:

Pachina, E. (n.d.). Benefits of implementing created materials in the ESL classroom. Teflcourse.net; ITTT Tefl. Retrieved June 2, 2023, from https://www.teflcourse.net/blog/benefits-of-implementing-created-materials-in-the-esl-classroom-ittt-tefl-blog/

Belén, V. A., & Perfil, V. T. mi. (n.d.). The Teacher’s Corner. Blogspot.com. Retrieved June 2, 2023, from http://theenglishteacherscorner2015.blogspot.com/2015/08/designing-teaching-materials-pros-and.html

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Disadvantages of Created Teaching Materials

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Disadvantages of Created Teaching Materials

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A disadvantage in the creation of didactic materials can be considered to be the organization, as we may have difficulties in establishing connections between classes and lessons.

Teachers with little experience in creating didactic materials could cause them to contain errors, be poorly constructed, lack quality.

Another disadvantage to consider is time, since many teachers don't manage to find adequate time for the creation of didactic materials.

It should be considered that some students may not share the same enthusiasm as the teacher for the didactic materials that have been designed.

A lack of connection between the didactic material and the students should be considered a disadvantage when designing them, as students may not be interested in them.

Students may consider the didactic materials as artificial or demotivating and lose interest in them.

REFERENCES:

Levy, S. (2015, March 29). The limitations of “creative” teaching methods: Dancing, painting pictures, and writing poetry? Busy Teacher. https://busyteacher.org/22220-creative-teaching-methods-limitations.html

Belén, V. A., & Perfil, V. T. mi. (n.d.). The Teacher’s Corner. Blogspot.com. Retrieved June 2, 2023, from http://theenglishteacherscorner2015.blogspot.com/2015/08/designing-teaching-materials-pros-and.html

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The purpose of Resources in the Teaching and Learning Process.

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The purpose of Resources in the Teaching and Learning Process.

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Didactic tools and resources provide students with a direct connection to the realities of the physical and social contexts, because beyond simple information, they must create, manipulate, and experience various tools and resources to motivate them to actively participate in the educational process.
It is important to mention that these materials have very important functions in the teaching-learning process, which are:

Provide information.

Guide learning.

Exercise skills.

Assess.

To motivate.

Provide simulations.

Provide environments for expression.

The selection of resources will depend on the emotional and chronological maturity of the students, likewise, it is important to take into account the topic that will be discussed.

What are the characteristics of the didactic material?
Characteristics of Teaching Materials.

Versatility: Adaptation to different contexts; environments, didactic strategies and students.

Open: Allowing the modification of the contents to be processed.

REFERENCES:
IMPORTANCIA DE LOS RECURSOS DE APOYO PEDAGÓGICO. (n.d.). http://soda.ustadistancia.edu.co/enlinea/mariachalelaPreescolar_Expresion_MediosyRecursosPedagogicos_MariaSChalela.-1/importancia_de_los_recursos_de_apoyo_pedaggico.html

Azevedo, D. (2021, September 1). Tipos de materiales didacticos. Ejemplos. https://ejemplos.net/tipos-de-materiales-didacticos/

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Benefits of using authentic materials in EFL classroom

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Benefits of using authentic materials in EFL classroom

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Using authentic materials in EFL instruction can offer several benefits. Here are some of the advantages:

Real-world language use: Authentic materials reflect how the language is naturally used by native speakers in real-life situations. This exposure helps learners develop their understanding of authentic language usage, including vocabulary, idiomatic expressions, and cultural nuances.

Motivation and engagement: Authentic materials often feature topics, texts, and media that are relevant and interesting to learners. This relevance can enhance students' motivation and engagement, as they are more likely to connect with materials that reflect their interests and needs.

Language variety and exposure: Authentic materials expose learners to a variety of language registers, accents, and dialects, helping them become more adaptable and confident in different linguistic contexts. This exposure improves listening and reading comprehension skills.

Critical thinking and problem-solving skills: Authentic materials often present real-life situations that require learners to think critically, analyze information, and solve problems. This challenges students to use their language skills in meaningful ways, fostering higher-order thinking skills.

References:

Al Azri, R. H., & Al-Rashdi, M. H. (2014). The effect of using authentic materials in teaching. International Journal of Scientific & Technology Research, 3 (10), 249-254.

Miller, M. (2005). Improving aural comprehension skills in EFL, using authentic materials: An experiment with university students in Nigata, Japan (Unpublished master’s thesis). University of Surrey, Australia.

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Technology has benefited us in many ways in the educational field, starting with the possibility of taking classes online and from anywhere in the world. And one of the areas that has benefited from its tools is language learning. Technology in learning English has been highly positive, equaling the results obtained in face-to-face classes even learning remotely and in a flexible manner; that is, at the time and frequency that is chosen.
Rosetta Stone. His teaching is based on voice recognition programs and also on cards with images to later carry out various exercises. This can be easy in language learning for some people.
Duolingo. It is an excellent option to learn new vocabulary and as a complementary game. Duolingo develops courses for you to reach level B2.
FluentU. This platform uses real-world videos as a methodology to turn them into language lessons. The purpose of this method is that learners can get used to the language naturally, as any native person would.

References: Muñiz, Fabiola. (2022). Cómo la tecnología te ayuda a aprender inglés. Blog UVM. https://blog.uvm.mx/la-tecnologia-ayuda-a-aprender-ingles#:~:text=La%20tecnolog%C3%ADa%20en%20el%20aprendizaje,y%20frecuencia%20que%20se%20elija.

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Busuu. It is an application and online community that allows language learning from scratch or the reinforcement of language skills. The page provides learning units in 14 different languages that can be added to the users' learning portfolio and follow up on your progress.
Ewa. It is an app to learn English that uses videos, books, stories, and memes as a resource to teach the language, it even has a version for children. Within the application, a lot of games and interactive exercises are integrated so that little by little you can remember the vocabulary you learn.
ELSA Speak. It is the world's most intelligent English pronunciation tutor, listening to how English learners pronounce words, phrases, or conversations in order to identify exact errors.