A Piece of Language Material

1. Design a piece of language material on a topic of your choice for classroom use with a group of learners in your own context. The material may either be original or adapted from a coursebook, and it should be sufficient for 90 minutes of class time. 2. Define the language area you have chosen with reference to language analysis and language awareness principles, and explain why this focus area is appropriate for your chosen learner group. It is in this part of the assignment that you should show evidence of your background reading in the field of language awareness and language analysis. 3. Teach the material and make notes on your learners’ responses to it. 4. Conclude your assignment with a short piece of reflective writing on your experience of preparing and teaching the material, incorporating and commenting on any feedback data from your learners or colleague. Guidelines  Please acknowledge any source you use for your material and include it in your references.  You may find it helpful to have a colleague observe your classes and to give you feedback.  You may also find it helpful to prepare a questionnaire for your learners or to gather written feedback from them in any other suitable form.  The material itself is the key component of your assignment and should be discussed and justified fully within the main body of your assignment. You may also wish to include any substantive feedback data in your appendix and to refer to it in the body of your writing.  Please include a classroom-ready version of your material in an appendix of your assignment. NB: The focus of this assignment is about your language awareness and your learners’ responses to your material, not about your lesson planning or your teaching methodology. While some reference to your teaching is necessary, be sure to keep the piece of language material and discussion of language at the forefront of your