Task 2 - Pt 2 (answers)

1. Impact students through novelty, variety, attractive presentation and interesting content

 - It is about producing attractive, interesting and useful materials for students, it is variable because it depends on the classroom and students' background.

 - I choose this principle because it is easier for language students' to keep interested on the topic and then remember the information presented through the material.

2. Materials should develop confidence

 - It is about materials including simple and easy tasks with simple language use, this is going to make the student feel confident when participating, it might be difficult when trying to make things easier but not that much because students may be aware of this simplicity.

 - I picked this one because confidence is very important when we talk about second language learning, students need it in every step they make in order to acquire the target language.

3. Include content that is perceived by learners as relevant and useful

 - It talks about being aware of the material's usefulness and relevance to our students, in here we need to know our student's background and goals in order to offer the correct type of information required.

 - I liked this principle because in order to keep our students motivated, we need to let them be aware of the    usefulness of the skills that are being taught, they need to know that all those abilities are going to be needed often in a common situation.

4. Expose the learners to language in authentic use 

 - It is about materials providing students with material in the target language so that students can see the actual use of the second language and try to understand it.

 - I choose this principle because I strongly believe that this type of material really helps students improve on    their second language performance towards understanding and with a proper instruction and guidance it  may impact on Learners productive skills.

5. Provide the learners with opportunities to use the target language to achieve communicative purposes 

 - This attempts to achieve a purpose in a situation in which the content, strategies and expression of the interaction are determined by the learners, such attempts enable learners to check the effectiveness of their skills and strategies.

 - I think that this is one of the most important principles because it is crucial in many aspects such as: students motivation and confidence towards second language.

6. Take into account that learners differ in learning styles 

 - Learners have different types of learning styles such as visual, auditory, etc. So materials should cover as many styles as it is possible.

 - This is an important aspect we need to take into consideration when we are designing materials in order to catch as much student's attention as possible through including elements of different learning styles in the material. 

7. Permit a Silent period at the beginning of instruction

 - Materials should let students a period of silence before the first instruction in order to catch their attention or start changing an outside attitude to a classroom one.

 - I think that this silent period is going to increase the student confidence towards participating in class and try to produce in the second language, also they can focus their energy on the class through a physical activity before the instruction begins.