Malaysian English Language Teachers’ Willingness, Readiness, Needs and Wants to Develop Graphic Oral History ELT Materials

Non-native English language teachers have long been de-professionalized being adopters of preponderant globalized teaching (ELT) coursebooks that offer an insignificant contribution to their students’ learning. This has spurred the design “Innovations in Materials Development” (IMD) module train Malaysian developing graphic oral history ELT materials. study reports on initial (needs analysis) phase instructional module; not only did researchers examine teachers’ willingness and readiness develop materials, but they also investigated needs wants inform module. Qualitative findings from in-depth semi-structured individual interviews with five in-service showed are willing adopt materials developer role; however, ready as lack development experiences training. In context prospective module, need training comprising principles novels pedagogical tools. Moreover, expressed want be practical involve group work, guidance, samples. These established for IMD helped identify formulate specific efficient.