Analysis of Language Teaching Materials

What is the Nature of Teaching Materials?

The nature of the learning materials is determined by various factors, mainly, the date the publication was made, the audiences that were targeted, the type of the material in use (e.g. whether it is a general purpose or specific purpose), the amount of classroom time required and usage of the materials. Materials could be used for teaching or for studying individually. Other factors include physical aspect of the material, for instance, the form in which the materials has been published (e.g. the materials could be in paper form or electronic form like an email), the number of pages of a material, the color usage and the overall number of components in a complete set. The internal aspect of a material includes division into sections like units or scripts, the means of access of the material in use through indexes, the distribution of various sections and meas of access into the material between teachers and learners, examination on the subdivision criteria of units and modules, the extent of these units in terms of length and whether their design follows a known standard pattern (Harwood, 2010).