ALC8036 : Materials Design and Technology in TESOL
- Offered for Year: 2025/26
- Module Leader(s): Dr Müge Satar
- Owning School: Education, Communication & Language Sci
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
- Capacity limit: 30 student places
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 1 Credit Value: | 20 |
| ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
Students will:
- discuss issues and principles of materials design and the relationship between materials, culture and ideology;
- learn about the basic design principles relevant to technology-enhanced language learning materials;
- evaluate the role of authentic materials in TESOL;
- evaluate coursebooks for TESOL and consider reasons and ways of adapting and supplementing them;
- design, develop and evaluate materials for language skills development, multiliteracies, interculturality, and global competence;
- understand the major advantages and limitations of technology-enhanced resources, discuss how they can be used for language learning and teaching, and evaluate how they can be integrated into language courses;
- develop materials using various technologies.
Outline Of Syllabus
Developing an understanding of issues and principles of materials design in TESOL such as the role of culture, ideology and authentic materials in language learning and teaching.
Evaluating, adapting and supplementing TESOL coursebooks.
Designing and creating language teaching tasks for all language skills as well as grammar and vocabulary.
Considering the role of technologies, multiliteracies, interculturality, virtual exchange, and data driven learning in language development and creating materials.
Week 1 – Materials AND learning, ideology, culture, syllabus, method, research
Week 2 – Principles and procedures of materials development & Theory in technology enhanced language teaching
Week 3 – Evaluation and adaptation of coursebook and technology-enhanced materials
Week 4 – Developing intercultural language materials
Week 5 – Developing tasks and materials for virtual exchange and global competence
Week 6 – Developing authentic materials using the Internet, chatbots, Generative Artificial Intelligence
Week 7 – Multiliteracies and multimodality in TESOL materials: Digital multimodal composing
Week 8 – Data-driven learning: developing materials using corpora and concordance tools
Week 9 – Computer games (mini games and MMORPGs)
Week 10 – Simulations and Extended Reality
Week 11 – Assignment preparation
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 40:00 | 40:00 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 10 | 2:00 | 20:00 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Workshops | 10 | 1:00 | 10:00 | N/A |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 127:00 | 127:00 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Dissertation/project related supervision | 1 | 3:00 | 3:00 | Tutorial |
| Total | 200:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
Lectures provide introduction to and discussion of:
- issues and principles of materials design in TESOL
- theories and implications of developing materials using technology
- criteria for evaluation of TESOL materials
- issues on materials design for reading, writing, listening and speaking skills, and grammar and vocabulary
- the role of data driven learning, multiliteracies, interculturality, and virtual exchange in materials development.
Workshops provide practice in:
- coursebook evaluation and adaptation
- designing and developing authentic materials
- using technologies for material design
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design/Creative proj | 1 | A | 70 | Materials evaluation and adaption: 3000 words. |
| Reflective log | 1 | A | 30 | This assessment includes participation in a virtual exchange and writing 3 short reflective logs (1 reflection per week). 1000 words. |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
Design or creative project functions as an assessment of students’ ability to evaluate, design and adapt TESOL materials, including tasks and activities for language skills, grammar and vocabulary, technology-enhanced learning, multiliteracies, interculturality and data-driven learning. The materials will be accompanied by a rationale, which will assess the students’ ability to discuss various design issues and principles covered during the module.
The reflective log will monitor and foster student learning during their participation in a virtual exchange collaborating with peers in another country. The virtual exchange will also focus on materials design. Students will reflect on different aspects of their experience, such as self-introductions, task design, and facilitation requirements.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- ALC8036's Timetable