Definition of Materials Development

of creating, choosing or adapting, and organizing materials and activities until the students can achieve the objective to help them in reaching the goals of the courses. Tomlinson 1998: 2 states materials development refers to anything to provide sources of language input and to exploit those sources in ways which maximize the like hood of intake. In designing materials, there are some points that need to consider. Graves 1993: 152 lists some considerations in organizing activities in developing material: a. Activities should draw on what students know and be relevant to them. b. Activities should focus on students’ outside of class need, if appropriate. c. Activities should build students’ confidence. d. Activities should allow students to problem solve, discover and analyze. e. Activities should help students develop specific skills and strategies. f. Activities should help students develop specific language and skills they need for authentic communication. g. Activities should integrate the four skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing. h. Activities should enable students to understand how a text is constructed. i. Activities should enable students to understand own culture better. j. Activities should enable students to develop social awareness. k. Activities should be as authentic as possible. l. Activities should vary the roles and groupings. m. Activities should be various types and purposes n. Activities should use authentic texts or realia when possible o. Activities should employ a variety of materials.

b. Steps of Materials Developments

In developing materials, there are some steps that should be followed. Jolly and Bolitho in Tomlinson 1998: 98 propose some steps that should be followed in developing writing materials. Those are: a. Identification of need for materials The first step is identification of need for materials. In this step, materials developers identify a need to fulfill or problem to solve. b. Exploration of need The second step is exploration of needs. The materials developers need to explore the area of needs or problems in term of the appropriateness of the language and function. c. Contextual realisation of materials The third step is contextual realisation of materials. The contextual realisation involves the suitable ideas, contexts and text. d. Pedagogical realisation of materials The fourth step is pedagogical realisation of materials. The pedagogical realisation involves the appropriateness of the exercises and activities and the appropriateness of the instruction. e. Production of materials The fifth step is production of materials. The physical production of the materials is designed in the form of the book including the layout, type size, and cover.