Eduland is a short story project for the China ELT market. You write short fiction texts for young learners, add a few comprehension questions (guidance given), do one round of edits (typically), and get paid! Currently, the short stories are… Read More ›
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Materials writing news and views, March 2021
Mostly new releases, plus references to Premier League sticker albums… New releases English Code – Mary Roulston. Dinosaur on the front cover, win. Cambridge Primary World English teacher’s guides – saw on Melissa Bryant’s Linkedin. Hodder Education. Language Fuel have… Read More ›
Materials Development Task 11: Future-proofing
Think… Have you ever created a resource that aged quickly? What aspects/features of a published resource might make it more susceptible to ‘ageing’? How could you, as a writer, minimize the chance of a resource becoming dated? Do you think… Read More ›
Materials Development Task 10: Knowledge and the notes
This is a new series of blog posts for teachers looking to become materials writers. It aims to help future writers explore topics and issues in writing, encourage deeper insight into the content of published materials, and promote a principled… Read More ›
Materials Development Task 9: Functional language
This is a new series of blog posts for teachers looking to become materials writers. It aims to help future writers explore topics and issues in writing, encourage deeper insight into the content of published materials, and promote a principled… Read More ›
Materials Development Task 8: Questions
This is a new series of blog posts for teachers looking to become materials writers. It aims to help future writers explore topics and issues in writing, encourage deeper insight into the content of published materials, and promote a principled… Read More ›
Materials Development Task 7: Tomlinson’s principles
This is a new series of blog posts for teachers looking to become materials writers. It aims to help future writers explore topics and issues in writing, encourage deeper insight into the content of published materials, and promote a principled… Read More ›
Materials Development Task 6: Purpose and redundancy
This is a new series of blog posts for teachers looking to become materials writers. It aims to help future writers explore topics and issues in writing, encourage deeper insight into the content of published materials, and promote a principled… Read More ›
Materials Development Task 5: Pronunciation activities
This is a new series of blog posts for teachers looking to become materials writers. It aims to help future writers explore topics and issues in writing, encourage deeper insight into the content of published materials, and promote a principled… Read More ›
Materials Development Task 4: Making connections
This is a new series of blog posts for teachers looking to become materials writers. It aims to help future writers explore topics and issues in writing, encourage deeper insight into the content of published materials, and promote a principled… Read More ›