THE ROLE OF MATERIALS IN RELATION TO OTHER ELEMENTS

After the 70s things have changed in the education process because learners are the main focus in the process of learning language and teachers, materials and the curriculum is now focused on them and their needs. And teachers are constantly verifying their effectiveness or their faults to change their teaching strategies. Because the main purpose of teachers is to help students to learn.

There are a great variety of materials for learning English such as: textbooks, video and audio tapes, computer software, and visual aids and the effectiveness of their use depends on the teacher ability to handle them.

Even though students should be the focus of teaching material are also very important because it becomes the center of the learning and teaching process.