This book brings together different perspectives on ELT materials from a range of international contexts and a variety of educational settings. All the chapters are underpinned by sound theoretical principles while addressing practical concerns and debates in materials design and use.

1. Materials in ELT: Current Issues; Sue Garton and Kathleen Graves PART I: GLOBAL AND LOCAL MATERIALS 2. The ELT Textbook; Jack C Richards 3. Global vs. Local: Does it Matter?; Mario Lopez Barrios and Elba Villanueva de Debat 4. Adapting Materials to Meet the Literacy Needs of Young Bahraini Learners; Sahar al Majthoob 5. Cultural Representations in Algerian English Textbooks; Hayat Messekher PART II: MATERIALS IN THE CLASSROOM 6. Coping with New Teaching Approaches and Materials: An East-European EFL Teacher's Interpretation of Communicative Teaching Activities; Kristjan Seferaj 7. Materials Adaptation in Ghana: Teachers' Attitudes and Practices; Esther G Bosompem 8. Multilevel Materials for Multilevel Learners; Apiwan Nuangpolmak 9. Designing Effective Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Pedagogy; Josie Guiney Igielski PART III: MATERIALS and TECHNOLOGY 10. English Language Learning through Mobile Phones; Arifa Rahman and Tanya Cotter 11. Using Interactive Fiction for Digital Game-based Language Learning; Joe Pereira 12. Using Web 2.0 Tools in CLIL; Fabrizio Maggi, Maurizia Cherubin and Enrique Garcia Pascual PART IV: MATERIALS AND TEACHER EDUCATION 13. The Story Reading Project: Integrating Materials Development, Language Learning, and Teaching for NNES Teachers in Training; Bonny Tibbitts and Patricia Pashby 14. Teaching Preservice EFL Teachers to Analyze and Adapt Published Materials: An Experience from Brazil; Eliane H Augusto-Navarro, Luciana C de Oliveira, and Denise M Abreu-e-Lima 15. Factors Influencing Japanese Teachers' Adoption of Communication-oriented Textbooks; Simon Humphries 16. Materials and ELT: Looking ahead; Kathleen Graves and Sue Garton ?