Materials Development
Demands
Acknowledging that students learn at particular
speeds and succeed in different manners,
teachers should consider this diversity when
teaching the target language and when developing
their materials trying, at the same time, to keep a
balance among students’ language learning needs,
preferences, motivations and expectations, their
affective needs, and the institutional policies.
In the same way, and following Oxford (1997),
teachers should also bear in mind that since
knowledge is socially built, fostering pair and
group learning activities is a “must” as they enhance