Open AccessPrinciples and Procedures for Self-Access Materials
Author(s) -
Brian Tomlinson
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
sisal journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.178
H-Index - 2
ISSN - 2185-3762
DOI - 10.37237/010202
Subject(s) - computer science , context (archaeology) , universal design , engineering ethics , world wide web , engineering , paleontology , biology
Like all language learning materials, self-access materials need to be developed from principles driven by what is known about the needs and wants of the target users. In my view, there should be a specification of universal principles, delivery specific principles, and local principles before deciding what self-access materials to develop and how to develop them. Universal principles are principles of language acquisition and development (Tomlinson, 2007a) which are applicable to all learners everywhere regardless of their age, level, objectives, and context of learning. Delivery specific principles are those which are peculiar to the means of delivering the materials (i.e. through self-access). Local principles are those which are peculiar to the specified target learners.