Materials Adaptation in English Language Teaching
- 1. MATERIALS ADAPTATION ALA’ JNAIDI - ECEM CAMBAZOĞLU FERIDE DURĞUT - ECEM NUR IŞIK
- 2. OUTLINE 1.Findings of course book evaluation 2.Findings of needs analysis 3.Unit’s Adaptation
- 3. 1. FINDINGS OF COURSE BOOK EVALUATION
- 4. STRENGTHS ◼Practical consideration ◼Content ◼Skills (Listening & Speaking) ◼Methodology ◼Culture
- 5. WEAKNESSES ◼Skills (Reading & Writing) - Need some adjustments. ◼Vocabulary & Structures - Different presentation techniques - Recycling (Vocabulary & Grammar)
- 6. OVERALL PERCENTAGE Yes No 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% Yes No Yes: 80% No: 20% 53 13
- 9. LEARNER PROFILE Age: 9 School: Özlem Kayalı Primary School Class: 4/C + 4/A Participants: 37 How many years have you had English course? 2 Years Private Lesson: 9 Have been abroad: 2 Anyone speaking foreign language in your family? 26
- 10. NEEDS
- 11. A) English is necessary to………………………… a) Understand songs b) Go abroad c) Learn about different cultures d) Watch movies in their original version e) Pass the course f) Attend a prestigious high school g) Have new friends h) Impress my friends i) Learn bad words j) Other ……..
- 12. NEEDS Attending a Prestigious High School Going Abroad Understanding English Songs 0 5 10 15 20 25 17% 17% 14% 22 21 17
- 13. LACKS
- 14. B) I am lack of ………………………………. in English classes . a) Speaking b) Reading c) Writing d) Listening e) Pronunciation f) Grammar g) Word h) Other
- 15. LEARNERS’ LACKS IN ENGLISH CLASSES Speaking Pronunciation Writing 15 15.5 16 16.5 17 17.5 18 18.5 21% 20% 19% 18 17 16
- 16. WANTS
- 17. C) I want more ………….………………………….. in English. a) Watching films/series b) Listening to music c) Playing games d) Making group work e) Using materials f) Speaking activities g) Pronunciation activities h) Other
- 18. LEARNERS’ WANTS IN ENGLISH CLASSES Playing Games Listening Music Speaking Activities 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Series 1 21% 16% 15% 24 18 17
- 19. ATTITUDE
- 20. D) I love English classes, because ….. 1) It is fine and entertaining. 2) It helps us. 3) I am learning a new language. 4) To live abroad 5) It is easy
- 21. LEARNERS LOVE ENGLISH BECAUSE … Fine & Entertaining It Helps Us I am Learning a New Language 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 51% 9% 29% 18 3 10
- 22. D) I don’t love English because … 1) It is difficult 2) I do not have a chance to speak 3) Writing and pronunciation are different 4) Fear of making mistakes
- 23. LEARNERS DON’T LOVE ENGLISH BECAUSE … Difficult No Chance to Speak W & P are different Fear of Making Mistakes 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 43% 29% 14% 14% 3 2 1 1
- 24. HOBBIES
- 25. E) In my free times …………………………. a) I read a book b) I listen to music c) I watch movie d) I do puzzle e) I surf on the internet f) I play computer games g) I do sport h) I spend time with my friends i) I go for a walk j) I spend time with my family k) Other
- 26. HOBBIES Listening to Music Watching Movies Surf on the Internet Time with Friends 20.5 21 21.5 22 22.5 23 23.5 24 24.5 25 25.5 13% 12% 12% 13% 25 24 22 22
- 27. FAMOUS PEOPLE
- 28. f) My favorite famous person……. Black Pink Enes Batur Cemre Solmaz
- 29. FAMOUS PEOPLE Black Pink Enes Batur Cemre Solmaz 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 5 4 4 15% 12% 12%
- 30. ROLE MODEL
- 31. f) My role model is …………... Atatürk Family Teacher
- 32. ROLE MODEL Atatürk Family Teacher 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20% 40% 13% 8 16 5
- 34. G) MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES Visual Learners Interpersonal Learners Musical Learners
- 35. MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES Visual Interpersonal Musical 0 5 10 15 20 25 90% 90% 95% 20 20 21
- 36. CONCLUSIO N NEEDS ◼ to attend prestigious high school ◼ to go abroad ◼ to understand songs LACKS ◼ speaking ◼ pronunciation ◼ writing WANTS ◼ play a game ◼ listen to music ◼ speaking activities
- 38. ABOUT THE UNIT ◼ Title: My Friends ◼ Pages: Course book: 133 – 147 / Activity book: 69 – 75 ◼ Grammar Focus: Possessives (have/has) ◼ Vocabulary Focus: bald /beard /beautiful /blonde/curly/dark/straight/wavy/short/long hair/ handsome / headscarf/ moustache /short/tall/slim/thin/young/middle aged/old ◼ 16 activities ◼ 14 of them are appropriate ◼ 4 of them need adaptation
- 39. THE UNIT’S AIMS ◼ Students understand the main point in short, clear, simple messages and announcements (e.g., describing people and their features). ◼ Students understand short, oral texts about possessions. ◼ Students describe their friends and other people (family members, teachers, etc.) ◼ Students ask and answer questions about other people’s physical characteristics. ◼ Students talk about possessions.
- 40. ACTIVITIES’ ADAPTATION 2 Change 1 Change & Remove 1 Add & Remove
- 41. 1. CHANGE What to adapt? 5: matching activity Why to adapt? - Long - indefineable visuals How to adapt? - Change
- 43. 2. CHANGE & REMOVE What to adapt? • The type and the design of the activity. Why to adapt? • There are activities require drawing. • There is a possibility for integrating other skills. How to adapt? • Change and remove
- 44. WHO AM I? ◼ Game ◼ The students will be given cards to fill. ◼ They are required to describe themselves by writing short sentences. ◼ After finishing, the cards will be collected and put in a small box. ◼ A student comes to the board, picks a card and reads it. The others are required to guess who is the person. Lacks Speaking Writing Needs Games Speaking Act.
- 45. 3. ADD & REMOVE What to adapt? • Match Why? • There are a lot of activities like this. Students need to develop listening skill to understand. How to adapt: • Add & Remove
- 46. NEW ACTIVITY
- 47. 7. Listen and match. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Lack Speaking & Pronunciation Needs To understand Want Speaking & Listening
- 48. 4. CHANGE What to adapt? • Sticker activity Why to adapt? • There are too many sticker activities in the book and they are too easy for students. Instead of this, there should be writing activity. How to adapt? • Change
- 49. WHAT DOES SHE/HE LOOK LIKE? ……………………………. …………………………………… …………. …………………………………… ……. …………………………………… …. ……………………………. …………………………………… …………. …………………………………… ……. …………………………………… …. ……………………………. …………………………………… …………. …………………………………… ……. ……………………………. …………………………………… …………. …………………………………… ……. …………………………………… ……………………………. …………………………………… …………. …………………………………… ……. …………………………………… ….
- 50. WHAT DID WE DO? We examined the course book and located the insufficient activities to adapt them. 1 We used changing, adding, and removing while adapting the activities. 2 We took into consideration the students’ needs while doing the necessary adaptions. 3
- 51. SUGGESTIONS There is a need to include sufficient speaking, listening and writing activities. The students’ needs and lacks must be taken into consideration while adapting the activities. There is a need to take skills integration with each other into consideration.