Book Chapter

Making the materials writing leap : scaffolding the journey from teacher to teacher-writer

Abstract

This chapter tracks the journey from teacher to materials writer, exploring the challenges, compromises and co-creation in making the leap from one to the other. The chapter explores some of the issues that confront the materials writer in a changing world, including the role of printed materials, the impact of digital media, and potential conflicts between teaching and publication. Multiple ‘real-world’ materials writing scenarios are shared to illustrate the challenges and compromises of developing professionalism in this shifting landscape. A notion of ‘informed preparedness’ is suggested as a way of navigating these challenges to arrive at principled and worthwhile materials.

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Authors

Spiro, Jane

Oxford Brookes departments

School of Education, Humanities and Languages

Dates

Year of publication: 2022
Date of RADAR deposit: 2024-05-17

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Related resources

This RADAR resource is Part of The Routledge handbook of materials development for language teaching [ISBN: 9780815382577] / edited by Julie Norton, Heather Buchanan (Routledge, 2022).