ELT Materials Writing Projects: Challenges of Professional Communication

Abstract:

This paper addresses the challenges associated with collaboration on the ELT Materials Writing projects at the university level. The study looks into the professional, psychological and socio-cultural variables that might have caused the success or failure of these projects. More specifically, it examines the dynamics of group and peer communication which prevailed in ELT Materials Writing Projects at the Language Centre at Sultan Qaboos University. The paper concludes by offering guidelines that will help future writers to establish and maintain effective communication among team members to enhance their project chances for success.