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The document discusses principles and strategies for adapting materials to meet learners' needs and interests. It lists considerations for selecting materials including learners' proficiency level, background, and learning style. It also outlines specific adaptation techniques such as omission, addition, reduction, extension, rewriting, and replacing or reordering materials.

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Task 1-Graphic Organiser: Principles of Materials Selection

The document discusses principles and strategies for adapting materials to meet learners' needs and interests. It lists considerations for selecting materials including learners' proficiency level, background, and learning style. It also outlines specific adaptation techniques such as omission, addition, reduction, extension, rewriting, and replacing or reordering materials.

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Task 1-Graphic Organiser

Materials support the development of learners EL


proficiency for effective communication in real-world
situations.

Consider the age and interest of the learners.

Materials are based on learners level of


proficiency in EL, academic and educational
level and learners preferred learning style.

Materials are consistent with the learning


outcomes and support the tasks included in
the curriculum.

Materials content the attitudes and reasons to


learning, motivate learners personality to
willing to participate actively in the classroom.

Principles of materials
selection.

Materials build on leaners skills,


backgrounds and experiences.

Materials present language at an appropriate


level for learners that is at a level that it not too
easy and not too difficult.

Materials focus learners on the salient


features of language in use.

Materials accommodate a flexible, responsive


approach to instruction.

Materials support a mindful approach to


learning.

Materials support the development of


intercultural communicative competence and
provide curriculum content.

Materials present language at an appropriate


level for learners that is at a level that it not too
easy and not too difficult.

Materials expose learners to a rich variety of current, relevant,


stimulating and meaningful language in use.

TSL3113

Task 1-Graphic Organiser

Principles of materials adaptation

G
r a n t (1
9 8 7 ) lis
te d p
r in c ip le s
Grant
(1987)
listed
principles

A
c c o r d in g to
CDonough
According
to M
MCDonough

o
m a t e r ia ls a
d a p t a t io n a
re :
off materials
adaptation
are:

a
n Shaw
S h a w ((1993:86)
1 9 9 3 :8 6 ) w
e n
eed
an
we
need
to
dapt m
a t e r ia ls w
hen
to a
adapt
materials
when
thee y
e :tto
they
are:
W
hy d
o w
n
ea
er d
o adapt
adapt
Why
do
we
need
m a te r ia ls ?
materials?
#
F a il tto
o fu
lf il the
th e g
o a ls a
nd
# Fail
fulfil
goals
and

1
a k in g d
ia lo g u e s
1)) M
Making
dialogues
c
o m m u n ic a t iv e .
communicative.
P
r in c ip le s o
f m
a te r ia ls a
d a p t a tio n
Principles
materials
adaptation
2
M a k inof
g le
a r n in g a
c
t iv itie s
2)) Making
learning
activities
rrelevant
e le v a n t a
nd p
u r p o s e f u l.
and
purposeful.

o
b je c t iv e s of
o f tthe
h e syllabus.
s y lla b u s .
objectives

3
eet y
o u r le
a rn e rs ' n
eed,
3)) M
Meet
your
learners'
need,

#
F a il to
u lf il tthe
h e objectives
o b je c t iv e s
# Fail
to ffulfil

b
o th external
e x te rn a l a
nd
both
and

o
th e m
a te r i a ls u
sed.
off the
materials
used.

p
s y c h o lo g ic a l.
psychological.

#
Not e
n g a g in g tthe
h e le
a rn e rs '
# Not
engaging
learners'

4
se m
o d e ls o
e a l ,,
4)) U
Use
models
off rreal

p
e r s o n a lit y , culture
c u lt u r e a
nd
personality,
and

a
u th e n tic la
nguage.
authentic
language.

in te r e s t.
interest.

TSL3113

S
p e c ific A
d a p t a tio n
Specific
Adaptation
M
a le y (1998:281,
(1 9 9 8 : 2 8 1 , in
o m lin s o n ,
Maley
in T
Tomlinson,
1
998) s
u g g e s te d ffollowing
o llo w in g options
o p t io n s
1998)
suggested
fo
r materials
m a t e r ia ls a
d a p t a tio n s :
for
adaptations:
# Omission-leaves
O m is s io n -l e a v e s o
u t th
in g s
#
out
things
d
e e m e d inappropriate,
in a p p r o p r ia t e ,
deemed
u
n p r o d u c tiv e e
tc ..
unproductive
etc..
# A
d d itio n - t o add
a d d the
th e n
e c e s s a ry
#
Addition-to
necessary
d
e ta ils .
details.
#
e d u c tio n - s h o r te n tthe
he a
c t iv ity o
r
#R
Reduction-shorten
activity
or
m
a te r ia ls content.
c o n te n t.
materials
#
x t e n s io n - t h e a
c t iv it y is
#E
Extension-the
activity
is
le
n g t h e n e d , give
g iv e a
d d it io n a l
lengthened,
additional
d
im e n s io n .
dimension.
# Rewriting
R e w r it in g / modification-to
m o d ific a t io n - to m
ake
#
make
it
o re c
o m m u n ic a t iv e .
it m
more
communicative.
# Replacement-might
R e p la c e m e n t- m ig h t need
n e e d to
to
#
rreplace
e p la c e with
w it h m
o r e suitable
s u ita b le
more
m
a te r ia ls .
materials.
# Re-ordering-in
R e - o r d e r in g - in which
w h ic h o
r d e r tthe
he
#
order
m
a t e r ia ls m
ay b
e p
r e s e n te d .
materials
may
be
presented.
# Branching-to
B r a n c h in g - t o add
a d d options
o p t io n s tto
o tthe
he
#
e x is t in g a
c t iv it y e
g : to
r it e a
bout
existing
activity
eg:
to w
write
about
c
a ts o
r d
ogs.
cats
or
dogs.

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