After Needs Analysis and Course

Design:
1. Select from existing materials: materials
evaluation
2. Write our own materials: material
development.
3. Modify existing materials: materials
adaptation.
• evaluation is a matter of judging the fitness of
something for a particular purpose.
• There is no absolute good or bad, only
degrees of fitness for the required purpose.
• evaluation is basically a matching process:
matching needs to available solutions
• Process of evaluation can be divided into four
major steps:
1) Defining criteria (Course Design)
2) Subjective analysis (Course Design)
3) Objective analysis
4) Matching
 Hutchinson and Water’s Materials
Evaluation
Subjective Analysis Objective Analysis
(Analysis of your course in (Analysis of Materials being
terms of materials Evaluated)
requirement)

Audience of the course Audience of the book

Aims of the course Aims of the book

Contents of the course Contents of the book

Other Criteria (price, Other Criteria (price,

context, etc) context, etc)
 Material Evaluation Steps:
1. Answer the A question
In this step, answer the A question to identify the requirements that can be used
as a basis for writing the material or as an input to the next stage of material
evaluation.
2. Answer the B question
In this step, answer the B question to analyze the materials that have selected.

3. Compare the A and B findings

This step can be done by awarding the points :
0 = does not match the desired features
1 = partly matches the desired features
2 = closely matches the desired features
Based on the awarding points, you have to look for the widest spread of desired
features and concentrations in the areas you consider most important.

4. Make your choice and use your findings to prepare any documentation
needed for defending your decision. You can make a decision upon the
analysis, whether everything is good, or some part need to be
modified/replaced
 Mc Grath External Evaluation Criteria
• The intended audience
• The proficiency level
• The context
• Language presentation and organization
• Author’s view
• Main core or supplementary?
• Availability of Teacher’s book
• Vocabulary list/ index
• Visual materials
• Inclusion of tests
 Mc Grath Internal Evaluation Criteria
• Reading materials and activity
• Speaking activity
• Writing activity
• Listening activity
• Self-study provision
• Sequencing and grading of the materials
• The presentation of the skills
• Materials attractiveness
 Task
• Make a framework of Evaluation Criteria for
Coursebook.
• You can Google and choose one criteria you
like the most, and modify it (by adding or
deleting points).
• Next week, make sure to bring one material
which is related to your course design to be
evaluated (it can be ebook, books, online
material, it’d be easier if you print it).