Introducing a competency framework for language learning materials writing

An IATEFL monthly webinar presented by Sandy Millin 

Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.

Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.

This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.

Presenter:

Sandy Millin is a freelance ELT trainer, consultant and methodology writer. She is proud to be an IATEFL Ambassador and is a joint events coordinator for MaWSIG. She completed her NILE MA in Professional Development in Language Education in October 2023 with Distinction.

Sandy is the creator of Take Your Time DELTA, a less stressful way to complete Cambridge DELTA Modules 1 and 3. She is the co-author of The CELTA Course Book Trainee Book and Trainer’s Manual second edition for Cambridge University Press, with Peter Watkins and Scott Thornbury. She has self-published Richer Speaking, ELT Playbook 1 and ELT Playbook Teacher Training.

She blogs at http://sandymillin.wordpress.com, where more information can also be found about all of her professional endeavours.

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