How To Adapt Outdated

Course Books?
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❖ According to Malay (2011), coursebooks must appeal to a large
number of students. Therefore, teachers must adapt it
according to the students needs and the specific learning
context.
❖ McGrath (2013) stated the same idea because coursebooks
are ‘written for everyone they are written for no one’.
❖ Omit, Add, Change.
Suggested list by Malay (2011) on how teacher can adapt a
coursebooks :

❖ Omission
❖ Addition
❖ Reduction
❖ Extension
❖ Rewriting/modification
❖ Replacement
❖ Reordering
❖ Branching
How do teachers adapt from an
outdated coursebooks?
Adapting from outdated coursebooks can be from many
aspects such as :

❖ Language
❖ Process
❖ Content
❖ Level
 Look for web based tools that can help the students in
developing their vocabularies.

Why? :

❖ Students grow up with the technology

❖ Can help the students to apply the vocabularies if they are
intended to use it for their future.
Supplement themes from the coursebook by searching
for appropriate text online

Why? :

❖ Some topics may not be updated

❖ May not be suitable for the present time
 Develop digital reading skills -

Getting the students to find information from a combination

of online texts and videos

Why? :

❖ Students are more familiar with using technologies for

education.
❖ Students would not feel bored during the
lesson.
 Help students to understand how to search for materials
which can help them to supplement theme from their
coursebook

Why? :

❖ Students are more familiar with using technologies for

education.
❖ Teacher gets to evaluate the students
Understanding of the topics.
 Create interactive digital activities to help students
revise texts, vocabulary or grammar points

Why? :

❖ Ensure the students participate in the lesson

❖ Better understanding with the help of
technologies
 Help students to develop digital study skills by getting them
to use computers or other digital devices to make notes

Why? :

❖ Benefiting the students knowledge of technologies to help

them in their study
❖ Making it enjoyable for the students
❖ Help them to revise better
 References :

Lewis, V., 2016. Omitting, Adding, Changing | ELT Materials.

[online] Blogs.brighton.ac.uk. Available at:
<http://blogs.brighton.ac.uk/te714vcl12/2016/03/02/adaptation-reading/>
[Accessed 28 June 2020].

Peachey, N., n.d. Tech Tools For Teachers: Adapting A Coursebook.

[online] Onestopenglish. Available at:
<http://www.onestopenglish.com/methodology/tech-tools-for-
teachers/adapting-a-coursebook/>[Accessed 28 June 2020].