在英语教学中，教材是工作蓝图，扮演着重要角色。本书在汇集相关学者对当前英语教材设计现状提出的新观点的基础上，总结出了一个全新的、富有创新性的英语教材研发视角。全书共包含三个部分。第一部分讨论如何选取教学材料，设计具有创新性的教材，更有效地启发语言学习。第二部分探讨利用不同的资源进行教材研发创新，阐释如何利用过程戏剧、文学文本和信息技术手段等改进教材设计的思路。第三部分关注教师和学习者如何共同参与教学材料设计，制定个性化的学习方案，以激发课堂教学的灵活性和创造性，同时提高学习者的参与度。本书兼具学术性和实践性，对于创新性地开发英语教学材料具有很强指导意义。适合外语教师、教材研究者、教材编写者、教师教育者及语言学与教育学领域硕博士研究生参考。
序言 孙有中 iii
Contributors vi
Preface xi
1 Expanding the Discourse in ELT Materials Development Through Creativity and Innovation 1
Part 1: Improving ELT Materials Through Creative Pedagogies
2 Making Typical Coursebook Activities More Beneficial for the Learner 22
3 Creative Materials: An Oxymoron? 38
4 Materials for Creativity: A Constructivist Perspective 56
5 Incorporating Creativity in Primary English Coursebooks 77
6 Promoting Autonomy Through Creative Tasks: Broadening Possibilities Within Constraints 109
Part 2: Improving ELT Materials Through Specific Resources
7 ELT Materials Using Process Drama 124
8 Living in the Materials World: Why Literature Has a Place Here 140
9 ICT Integration in Second Language Materials: Challenges and Insights 160
10 Mining Online L2 Learning Resources: From SLA Principles to Innovative Task Design 178
Part 3: Improving ELT Materials Through Teacher and Learner Involvement
11 Localising the Genre-Based Approach: Lessons for Materials Development from Thailand 206
12 Fostering Self-Expression: Learners Create Their Own Visuals 220
13 Bangladeshi EFL Teachers’ Views on the English for Today Textbook 240
Index 268
