ELT Journal Advance Access originally published online on July 21, 2006
ELT Journal 2008 62(2):157-163; doi:10.1093/elt/ccl021
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A step forward: investigating expertise in materials evaluation
The Language Teaching Expertise research group based within the Department of Linguistics and English Language at Lancaster University conducts original research every year into aspects of teaching expertise. The personnel of this group, made up of students and staff, changes yearly. Further details about this group can be found at http://www.ling.lancs.ac.uk/groups/latex/latex.htm
Received for publication 1 March 2006.
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This article reports on a study investigating the textbook evaluation techniques of novice and experienced teachers, which was conducted by the Language Teaching Expertise Research Group (or LATEX) within Lancaster University's Department of Linguistics and English Language. Three ELT teachers were chosen to evaluate the student and teacher editions of a newly-released ELT textbook using the technique of concurrent verbalization. The results of the research add to the growing body of knowledge on expertise, providing insight into the differences between the teachers with respect to their various evaluation strategies. They also point to implications for the development of teacher education and training.