EFL MATERIALS IN TEACHING LISTENING: PERSPECTIVES FROM INDONESIA AND VIETNAM

Abstract

The practices of selecting and using materials for the teaching of listening skill have not yet been examined widely in the literature of materials development in language teaching (Hill & Tomlinson, 2013). This paper presents a cross-analysis of type, selection procedures, and design of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) materials for teaching listening at two public universities, one in Vietnam and the other one in Indonesia. This paper is built upon 15 years of personal experience of two lecturers who have worked in the education system of Vietnam and Indonesia. The analysed data included the course profiles, syllabi, and listening materials used in the two EFL undergraduate language education programs. By providing revealing comparisons of the selection and usage of EFL listening materials in two language programs in Indonesia and Vietnam, this paper hopes to contribute to the literature of materials development and selection for language teaching in Asia as well as around the world.