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ELT Journal 1997 51(1):36-42; doi:10.1093/elt/51.1.36
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The empirical evaluation of language teaching materials

Rod Ellis

Currently Professor of TESOL at Temple University, Philadelphia. He has worked in teacher education in Zambia, the United Kingdom, and Japan. He has published books on second language acquisition and teacher education and, in addition, a number of EFL/ESL textbooks.

This article distinguishes two types of materials evaluation: a predictive evaluation designed to make a decision regarding what materials to use, and a retrospective evaluation designed to examine materials to use, and a retrospective evaluation designed to examine materials that have actually been used. Retrospective evaluations can be impressionistic or empirical. It is suggested that one way in which teachers can conduct empirical evaluations is by investigating specific teaching tasks. A procedure for conducting a task evaluation is described. Finally, it is suggested that task evaluations constitute a kind of action research that can contribute to reflective practice in teaching.


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