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McDonough and +haw ',--.:8/( ha%e listed more reasons for materials adaptation $he most important reason is that there is mismatch between what is needed and what is pro%ided by materials
DONTS in materials adaptation: ,( $eachers should not adapt materials too casually, e g based on his or her own preferences or tastes7 2( Materials adaptation should not be done at the expense of completeness and o%erall framework of the materials .( Materials deleted or added should not go beyond a reasonable proportion, otherwise consider alternati%e materials 3( $eachers should not adapt materials only to cater for the needs of exams or tests
example, a %ocabulary acti%ity is extended to draw attention to some syntactic patterning ( (ewritin%+modification: teacher may occasionally decide to rewrite material, especially exercise material, to make it more appropriate, more 8communicati%e9, more demanding, more accessible to their students, etc (eplacement: text or exercise material which is considered inade)uate, for whate%er reason, may be replaced by more suitable material $his is often culled from other resource materials (e,orderin%: teachers may decide that the order in which the textbooks are presented is not suitable for their students $hey can then decide to plot a different course through the textbooks from the one the writer has laid down -ranchin%: teachers may decide to add options to the existing acti%ity or to suggest alternati%e pathways through the acti%ities 'for example, an experiential route or an analytical route (
$ssi%nment
+tudy the materials pro%ided, choose a unit that you think needs adaptation, and make some suggestions about possible adaptation so that the unit can be used more effecti%ely in the class !rite a one6page report about your suggestions and prepare to gi%e a ten6minute presentation