Harwood, N. orcid.org/0000-0002-9474-4865 (2021) Coda: an expanding research agenda for the use of instructional materials. The Modern Language Journal, 105 (S1). pp. 175-184. ISSN 0026-7902
Abstract
The rationale behind this special issue is to underscore the importance of studying instructional materials in context—that is, how materials and textbooks are used by teachers and learners. Research on teaching materials needs to reach beyond traditional ‘armchair’ analyses and evaluations to appreciate the place of instructional materials in the wider social and educational context, and to do so in a methodologically and analytically principled manner. I begin by comparing and contrasting the concept of ‘materials use,’ which underpins the contributions to this issue, with my own concept of ‘materials consumption.’ The bulk of the coda identifies and explores various themes emerging from this special issue, including student‐generated materials, teacher and learner resistance to materials, practitioner takeaways, and the importance of content and production focused research. I compare and contrast the articles with high quality research on materials elsewhere, highlighting potentially fruitful avenues of enquiry for the next generation of studies in this rapidly growing field.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 National Federation of Modern Language Teachers Associations. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in Modern Language Journal. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | teaching materials; textbooks; materials use; materials consumption; materials analysis |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > School of English (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 11 Mar 2021 14:19 |
Last Modified: | 11 Mar 2023 01:13 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/modl.12683 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:172092 |