English Language Teaching Materials Development: Theory, Practice, and Innovation for Indonesian Pre-Service English Teachers

Prof. Dr. Dian Erlina, S.Pd., M.Hum.

Susi Herti Afriani, Ph.D

Coky Fauzi Alfi, Ph.D

Rp. 80.000

Deskripsi

As a prospective English teacher in Indonesia, you will continually ask yourself: What materials should I use to help my students learn English effectively? This question is fundamentally important because the materials you select and implement directly influence how effectively your students acquire English language skills and how motivated they remain throughout their learning journey. Instructional materials encompass all resources purposefully employed to facilitate and enhance student learning of English as a foreign language. This comprehensive definition includes traditional resources such as textbooks, worksheets, and workbooks, as well as multimedia resources including videos, audio recordings, and digital applications. Materials also extend to games, websites, mobile applications, and authentic real-world texts such as restaurant menus, street signs, product labels, and tourist brochures (Tomlinson, 2012). Essentially, instructional materials serve as the vital bridge connecting your pedagogical goals with your students’ learning success, mediating between what you intend to teach and what students learn.