Adopting and Adapting an Existing Course Book

Adopting and Adapting an Existing Course Book

1. Reasons why course books are used

   • School Policies
   • Ministry of Education policies
     • Stardards
     • Distrust in teachers' skills
   • Teachers feel safe by using textbooks
     • Reliance
     • Minimal adaptations
     • Teachers consider that textbooks are of high quality
   • Teachers' inexperience
   • Lack of training
   • Learners' wish

2. Adapting a course book considering needs and principles

   • Changing the format
     • Change the order to develop activities or exercises
   • Adding content considering the principles
     • Comprehensible input
       • Extensive reading
     • Extra items
     • Fluency
       • Spaces to use the language
     • Time on task
       • The use of the second language in the course
   • Omitting content
     • Skip some parts
       • Confusing
       • Unimportant
   • Changing the sequence
     • Change the time to present items
       • Erlier
       • Later
   • Add or omit monitoring
     • Guided
     • Independent
     • Peer monitoring
   • Add or Omit assessment
   • Changing the presentation
     • Different techniques

3. Considerations to select a course book

   • It has more positive than negative feaures
   • It allows flexibility for teachers and learners
     • It can be connected with the curriculum
     • It can be use as homework
     • It can be used as extra material
   • There is time to use it.
   • Language Items
     • structures
     • Vocabulary
   • Students proficiency
   • Content
     • Activities
     • Types of content and presentation
     • Topics
   • Students' age
     • Interests

4. Evaluating a course book based on the curriculum design

   • Features to consider
     • It is suitable to the environment
     • It does not have offensive content
     • Availability
     • It applies teaching and learning principles
     • Price
     • It is connected to the goals of the course
     • The book fits with the length of the course