Diseño de Materiales - Week 7 - Coursebook Based Teaching Pt. 2

Introduction: Hello and welcome to Week 7 of the course Diseño de Materiales. In this class we will finish our two week focus on effective use of coursebooks in ELT. We will begin by discussing the typical flow and organization of textbook unit content and our likes and dislikes when working with them. Then we will review key concepts from Chapter 4 in McGrath and complete an application task in which we suggest ways to adapt material from a real coursebook..

Today's Goals:

• Discuss motivations for adapting coursebook materials, adaptation techniques, and justifications for their use. 
• Analyze a sample coursebook unit and suggest specific adaptations that can be made to extend and exploit what is there.
• Clarify the goals and instructions of upcoming course assignments: Holistic Student Profile, Evaluation Rubric, and Moxie paper. 

Guiding Questions:

• What principles or frameworks can help teachers make better decisions about how to use coursebook materials?
• How can the 3 E's of coursebook adaptation help me make a better use of my materials?

Warm Up: Halloween Trick-or-Treat Puzzle

Click the group link below and go to the section of the document that corresponds to your group number. Read the clues to solve the puzzle. With the time remaining, discuss the conversation questions.

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Task 1: Materials Adaptation - Why and How?

Click your group link below and follow the instructions in the document to complete the two tasks.

• Group 1: CLICK HERE
• Group 2: CLICK HERE
• Group 3: CLICK HERE

Task 2: Application - Propose Textbook Adaptations

Click your group link below and follow the instructions in the document to analyze a sample coursebook unit and propose some specific adaptations.

• Group 1: CLICK HERE
• Group 2: CLICK HERE
• Group 3: CLICK HERE

References:

McDonough, J., Shaw, C, & Masuhara, H. (2013). Materials and Methods in ELT: A Teacher’s Guide (3rd Ed.). John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

McGrath, I. (2016). Materials Evaluation and Design for Language Teaching (2nd ed.). Edinburgh University Press.