Adapting Materials and Its Framework

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Adapting Materials: A Framework for Adaptation

Claims about materials


and characteristics of
teaching materials.

Content,
organization and
consistency

Context( international,
national, local)
Modernizing

Learners interests and


academic background
Supplemented by
putting more into them.
Expanding

Extending

Current
English usage

Learning styles
Putting the parts
of a coursebook
in a different
order.

Subtracting and abridging


Re-writing, re-structuring

One type of
modification, rewriting activity.

Taken from McDonough, J. & Christopher Shaw, C. (2003). Materials and methods in ELT: A teacher's guide (2nd edition) (pp. 81-98).
UK: Blackwell Publishers. Adapted by Duque, D., Pinto, A. & Pinto, I. (2015). Language Learning Resources (module), Universidad de
Caldas, Manizales.

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