Adopting and Adapting Materials Quiz
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Why might textbooks be adapted according to the text?

  • To supplement extra linguistic items
  • To make them more effective and flexible (correct)
  • To add comprehension questions
  • To remove some linguistic items found extra and unnecessary

    • What does 'Adopting Materials' refer to?

  • Making textbooks more effective and flexible
  • Changing and adjusting various parts of a textbook
  • Using existing textbooks or authentic materials (correct)
  • Supplementing extra linguistic items and activities

    • Which procedure of adapting teaching materials involves supplementation of extra linguistic items and activities?

  • Adding (correct)
  • Deleting
  • Changing
  • Supplementing

    • What is one reason cited in the text for adapting materials in a coursebook?

    <p>Inauthentic language</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a possible consequence of textbooks not reflecting students' needs?

    <p>Presenting an idealized view of the world</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Deleting' involve in the context of adapting teaching materials?

    <p>Removing unnecessary linguistic items and activities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why might grammar points of particular difficulty for learners need practice in adapted materials?

    <p>To provide more opportunities for practice</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a possible issue with comprehension questions in textbooks that need adaptation?

    <p>Being too easy and can be lifted from the text with no real understanding</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Reasons for Adapting Materials: Textbooks may not reflect students’ ______ and may contain inauthentic language

    <p>needs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Reasons for Adapting Materials: Materials not fitting into the ______ available for the course

    <p>time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Reasons for Adapting Materials: Unsuitable contents for the learners’ level of ______

    <p>proficiency</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Reasons for Adapting Materials: Grammar presented ______

    <p>unsystematically</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Reasons for Adapting Materials: Comprehension questions are too ______ and can be lifted from the text with no real understanding

    <p>easy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Reasons for Adapting Materials: Subject matter is inappropriate for age, ______, or intellectual level

    <p>culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Reasons for Adapting Materials: Dialogues are too ______

    <p>formal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Reasons for Adapting Materials: Too much or too little variety of ______

    <p>activities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Principles and Procedures of Adapting Teaching Materials: Adding - involves supplementation of extra linguistic items and activities to make up for the inadequacy or ______ of materials

    <p>insufficiency</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Principles and Procedures of Adapting Teaching Materials: Deleting - involves removal of some linguistic items and activities which are found to be extra and ______

    <p>unnecessary</p> Signup and view all the answers

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