Materials Development in the Colombian Context: Some Considerations About Its Benefits and Challenges

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Autor principal: Bertha Ramos Holguín
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Publicado: Asociación Colombiana de Profesores de Inglés 2014
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contents Materials Development in the Colombian Context: Some Considerations About Its Benefits and Challenges Bertha Ramos Holguín Jahir Aguirre Morales Educación Colombian education materials development foreign language teaching and learning Materials development is a field of study which has recently acquired significant importance in the Colombian context due to the fact that teachers, as materials developers, consider materials development as an area of knowledge that helps them to improve their teaching practices. However, the rationale, the gains as well as the challenges that drive materials designers have not been explored enough in Colombia. This article aims to provide some general considerations about the benefits teachers, as material developers, will obtain and some of the shortcomings which may emerge along this process. Finally, the authors discuss some implications for teachers, students, and teacher education programs. 2014 artículo científico 0120-5927 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=499450632008 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=4994 HOW application/pdf Asociación Colombiana de Profesores de Inglés HOW (Colombia) Num.2 Vol.21
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spellingShingle Materials Development in the Colombian Context: Some Considerations About Its Benefits and Challenges
Bertha Ramos Holguín
Educación
Colombian education
materials development
foreign language teaching and learning
Materials Development in the Colombian Context: Some Considerations About Its Benefits and Challenges Bertha Ramos Holguín Jahir Aguirre Morales Educación Colombian education materials development foreign language teaching and learning Materials development is a field of study which has recently acquired significant importance in the Colombian context due to the fact that teachers, as materials developers, consider materials development as an area of knowledge that helps them to improve their teaching practices. However, the rationale, the gains as well as the challenges that drive materials designers have not been explored enough in Colombia. This article aims to provide some general considerations about the benefits teachers, as material developers, will obtain and some of the shortcomings which may emerge along this process. Finally, the authors discuss some implications for teachers, students, and teacher education programs. 2014 artículo científico 0120-5927 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=499450632008 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=4994 HOW application/pdf Asociación Colombiana de Profesores de Inglés HOW (Colombia) Num.2 Vol.21
title Materials Development in the Colombian Context: Some Considerations About Its Benefits and Challenges
topic Educación
Colombian education
materials development
foreign language teaching and learning
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=499450632008