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DR. Julie Norton: RESEARCH INTO MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT FOR LANGUAGE TEACHING
May 31 @ 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Dr. Julie Norton: Research into Materials Development for Language Teaching
May 31, 2026
6:00โ7:00 PM JST
Online via Zoom
Dear JALT members and supporters,
The JALT Tokyo Chapter and the Materials Writers SIG invite you to a special online talk with Dr. Julie Norton on research and materials development for language teaching.
Dr. Norton will discuss how research can support teachers and materials writers in creating better learning materials. The session will include examples from global coursebooks and research in areas such as corpus linguistics, listening skills, and cultural content.
We welcome teachers, researchers, graduate students, and anyone interested in ELT materials development and language education.
Please register and join us.
Registration Link:
https://forms.gle/2V3UFofciEHATPzQ6
Abstract:
Dr. Julie Norton: Research into Materials Development for Language Teaching
Bridging theory and practice to create better learning materials.
This talk focuses on the hotly debated role of theory in materials development for language learning. I introduce some of the challenges of developing research-informed learning materials and consider research in three areas which have had an impact on global coursebooks: corpus-linguistics, listening skills development and the representation of cultural content.
In each case, I will explore how research has been applied to materials development, show examples from global course books, and draw upon my own experience as a published course book author, teacher, and researcher.
Free