The MATSDA - University of Liverpool 2014 Conference

 

The MATSDA - University of Liverpool 2014 Conference

SLA and Materials Development - June 28th-29th 2014

The Materials Development Association (MATSDA) brings together teachers, researchers, writers and publishers from all over the world to help inform the field of materials development for language learning. The MATSDA Conference 2014 was held at the University of Liverpool.

Invited speakers included:

Rod Bolitho, Alan Maley, Pauline Foster, Hitomi Masuhara, Brian Tomlinson, Alison Mackey, Rod Ellis. To see their abstracts and biographies, click here.

 

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Presentations Given to MATSDA 2014‌

"More Research is Needed" - Who Says?

The Effects of Visualisation on L2 Learner's Recall of Texts

Brain Studies and Materials for Language Learning

Acculturation and (a)Cultural Content in Recent Portuguese Produced Coursebooks

Transition from Journal Writing to Academic Writing

Transition from a Commercial Course Book to In-House Textbook

Pronunciation: The One that Got Away

Developing Materials for L2 Science Learners

Matching Materials with What We Know about L2 Acquisition

Do Something for Yourself and Your Students

Electronic and Pedagogical Learning in the ESP Classroom

The Devil in the (broader) Detail of Classroom Implementation Conditions

Workplan Versus Activity: Evaluating Language Teaching Materials‌

The Classroom Interface: Curriculum, Materials and Theory