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• Lany Bala

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Types of materials and resources •Print- consists of all pictorial texts •Non-print – include realia (real object, people, puppets) •Electronic – consists of all electrical and electronic aids and resources

Role of materials and resources •Break the monotony of listening to the teacher; •Add variety to classroom activities; •Help learners to focus their attention on what is is being taught; •Give clearer picture to teacher’s verbal explanation; •Help to speed up process of understanding; •Help to provide meaningful practise of language.

Principles of material selection and production •Interest value •Learners’ level of proficiency •Learners’ maturity •Learners’ prior knowledge •Suitability of cultural content •Practicality •Availability and cost

Producing simple teaching aids •Flashcards •The pocket chart •Word or sentence strips •Vocabulary wheels •Puppets

Exploiting materials and resources •pictures -well chosen pictures can provide opportunities for language practice and make learning fun; -an effective way to introduce new vocabulary; -e.g. prediction and narrative writing, describing photos and completing speech bubbles;

Exploiting materials and resources •newspaper -contains a variety of both pictorial and non-pictorial texts that can be used in lessons; -cost is cheaper, easily available and exposes learners to real-life language; -e.g. scavenger hunt, guided writing, shopping list

Exploiting materials and resources •Internet resources -Interesting and colourful multimedia presentations can be easily downloaded to be used during lesson to make learning and understanding easier; -e.g. creating puzzles, unscrambling phrases or sentences

Test: 1. Name 3 categories of teaching aids and give examples for each. 2. State 5 criteria for selecting materials and resources for ELT. 3. Give 3 reasons why the newspaper is a good resource for teaching English’