Dinh Anh Duc - EFL Adapting Activities

Which one is the definition of Adaptation in the context of EFL teaching?

• It is a modification of curricula related to English subject in certain educational institutions

• It refers to how teachers modify teaching methods and procedures based on a coursebook

• It means an action or a process of fitting or matching by changing internal characteristics of a coursebook

• It indicates a process of adjusting and correcting teachers' assumptions towards a coursebook

Teachers can adapt a coursebook without minding the learning outcomes.

• True

• False

Teachers can adapt a coursebook based on their subjective judgements.

• True

• False

Changes should be made in a coursebook to fit it with students' learning outcomes.

• True

• False

Teachers who adapt a coursebook must consider factors such as age, intellectual level, cultural background, etc.

• True

• False

"Changing" means...

• To replace one activity with another one more suitable

• To replace a textbook activity from the lesson

• To make minor changes to the materials in the textbook

• To add an extra activity in an area not covered sufficiently in the textbook

"Replacing" means...

• To add an extra activity in an area not covered sufficiently in the textbook

• To replace one activity with another one more suitable

• To replace a textbook activity from the lesson

• To make minor changes to the materials in the textbook

"Adding" means...

• To add an extra activity in an area not covered sufficiently in the textbook

• To make minor changes to the materials in the textbook

• To replace a textbook activity from the lesson

• To replace one activity with another one more suitable

Which one is the most correct order of textbook adaptation?

• analyzing context, identify reasons, listing objectives, revising, teaching, adapting, evaluating

• analyzing context, adapting, listing objectives, evaluating, teaching, revising, listing objectives

• analyzing context, listing objectives, evaluating, identify reasons, adapting, teaching, revising

• analyzing context, identify reasons, evaluating, listing objectives, adapting, teaching, revising

Which one is NOT one of the elements of an effective adaptation?

• Bridging

• Congruence

• Purpose

• Randomness