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Adapting Materials and Its Framework

This framework shows McDonough and Shaw. (2003) work regarding the congruence that should exist for adapting materials. Among the aspects explained in here, you will find the criteria(internal and external) the needs and the techniques to bear in mind for adapting appropriately.

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Adapting Materials and Its Framework

This framework shows McDonough and Shaw. (2003) work regarding the congruence that should exist for adapting materials. Among the aspects explained in here, you will find the criteria(internal and external) the needs and the techniques to bear in mind for adapting appropriately.

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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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