Challenges (What, Why and How) of Material Production For the ESL Learners at the Tertiary Level

Abstract

Material production is an important area in ELT, it remains mostly a neglected area of research in Indian scenario for want of professional approach by the teachers of English. A teacher of English is expected to nourish a desire for professional development in material production for which one has to face many challenges. The teacher generated materials can be always preferred to the commercially produced materials. The present article ventures to trace various pivotal principles behind the material production and reviews the challenges and concerns from the English teachers’ point of view.