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Statement of Purpose
The MW SIG was established for the purpose of helping members to turn fresh teaching ideas into useful classroom materials. We try to be a mutual assistance network, offering information regarding copyright law, sharing practical advice on publishing practices, including self-publication, and suggesting ways to create better language learning materials for general consumption or for individual classroom use.

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Welcome to the Web Site of the Materials Writers SIG of the Japan Association for Language Teaching. You can find out more information by choosing a topic on the left.

Back Issues!
Currently, there are 18 back issues, but those from the past two years have restricted access to current members only. As time moves on each subsequent new issue will unlock one two years earlier.

See our archives page.

Message from the new Coordinator, Greg Goodmacher

I am the new coordinator of the MW group, and I believe that the most important part of my role will be to encourage the membership to be more active. My hopes for this group are that our newsletter will be full of great articles, reports, and other forms of sharing, that our Yahoo Group Site will be utilized by many members asking and answering questions of each other, that many members will give presentations related to writing and publishing teaching materials, and that we will all help each other. The one thread that connects all of my hopes is the concept of 'sharing'.

Our membership includes internationally published authors, locally published authors, self-published authors, people who want to be authors, editors, teachers, and students. We have all of the resources that we need to develop ourselves personally and professionally, but, unfortunately, many of us are too shy or too protective of our work to share. Let's make the most of each other! If you have questions, ask them. If you need help, request help. If you are proud of your work, share your work. This is the time of the year to think about New Year's Resolutions. Why not resolve to be a bit more active in this group? If everyone is just a little more active, the entire group will be incredibly active, and that would greatly benefit all of us.