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Adopting and Adapting an Existing Course Book
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Adapting texbooks for English courses
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english course
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angela garcia
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Adopting and Adapting an Existing Course Book
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
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
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
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
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