Designing Effective Language Learning Materials for Less Commonly Taught Languages: A Research-Based Guide

by Öner Özçelik, Amber Kennedy Kent

Overview

A step-by-step guide to designing materials for learning world languages, from expert instructional designers

Many teachers of less commonly taught languages, or LCTLs, find themselves in the position of needing access to quality language teaching and learning materials where none exist, or where those that do are extremely outdated. Designing Effective Language Learning Materials for Less Commonly Taught Languages is a concise guide for language instructors or anyone with an interest in developing language learning materials. While leading instructors through the development process using the ADDIE model of instructional design (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Evaluation), Özçelik and Kent present examples from many different languages, provide reflection questions for readers to consider at the end of each chapter, and give concrete strategies and tips throughout the process. Readers will come away from the book with a more comprehensive understanding of how to develop materials for world language learning in general, and LCTL learning in particular, and a clear roadmap for doing so.

Simply written and free of overly complicated jargon or rhetoric, Designing Effective Language Learning Materials for Less Commonly Taught Languages will be an invaluable reference for novice and experienced instructors alike, as well as directors of language programs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781647123574
Publisher:	Georgetown University Press
Publication date:	08/01/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	232
File size:	9 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Öner Özçelik is an associate professor and chair of Central Eurasian studies at Indiana University Bloomington, and former director and chief applied linguist for Indiana University’s Center for Languages of the Central Asian Region (CeLCAR). He has a PhD in linguistics from McGill University with a specialization in second language acquisition, and has published widely in leading linguistics and second language acquisition journals.

Amber Kennedy Kent is the Language Instruction Specialist at CeLCAR. She earned MAs in applied linguistics and computational linguistics, as well as a graduate certificate in instructional design, from Indiana University.

Table of Contents

PrefaceTables and FiguresIntroduction

ANALYSIS1. Needs Assessment and Analysis2. Learner and Contextual Analysis

DESIGN3. Curriculum Design4. Identifying Learning Objectives5. Summative Assessment6. Formative Assessment: Practice7. Instruction: Language Points, i.e., Grammar Notes8. Cultural Notes

DEVELOPMENT9. Scope and Sequence10. Front matter and Back matter11. Chapter Content: Organization and Essentials12. Visual Design13. Multimedia

IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION14. Implementation: Piloting and Instructor Feedback15. Evaluation16. Publishing

17. Conclusion

AppendicesReferencesAbout the AuthorsAbout CeLCARIndex

What People are Saying About This

Kate Paesani

This practical book is grounded in years of experience developing, piloting, and evaluating high-quality textbooks in a range of less commonly taught languages. It will be an invaluable resource for LCTL teachers, curriculum developers, and program directors.

Fernando Rubio

From conducting needs assessments to publishing instructional materials, Özçelik and Kennedy Kent have written a clear and concise manual for LCTL teachers who want to create effective teaching materials following a research-based and classroom-tested instructional design model. This guide is an indispensable addition to the unfortunately limited toolbox available to LCTL professionals.

Koen Van Gorp

Özçelik and Kennedy Kent use their extensive experience working with LCTL instructors to create a clear, practical, and principled guide to designing and implementing high-quality instructional materials that actually meet LCTL students’ needs. This superb resource will quickly become the reference for LCTL instructors and for professional development activities worldwide.