Harnessing Teacher’s Own Materials: The Effect and Its Benefit

Abstract

This study reviews some research articles selected from several journals in ELT. The range of year of articles selected is published between 2000 – 2022 related to English materials created by the teacher. Fifteen research articles from selected journals are classified based on the classification of the effect and the benefit of creating teacher’s own materials . The study has found that the material that is created by teachers can increase student’s achievement. It also has a lot of benefits for students, teachers and teaching-learning in the classroom. Students can be motivated and get an understanding easily regarding the materials. The study also mentions some considerations and principles to create good materials for learners.