I completed the MA module on Materials Development through NILE back in 2016. Here’s a quick review of the course (all views my own).
Overview
The online course runs for 8 weeks, with a mid-course break. It explores ‘many aspects of effective materials development, from key principles to practicalities.’
After an introductory unit, the rest of the course content covers the following:
- Learners, contexts and materials
- Cognitive demand
- Language input and output
- Exploiting texts
- Affective factors in materials
- Visual design and image
- Teacher notes
