REASON FOR

ADAPTING
MATERIALS&
QUESTION
Group 3 TESL 4 Semester 6
Siti Nazirah binti Mohamad Haris
Tan Sin Yi
Victoria Jane Motoyou
Yew Siau Jing

1. Learners factor
Age
Interest
Level of proficiency in English

Preferred learning styles

3. Fulfill the goals and

objectives
national or local syllabuses
curricula
schools

4. Finish the lesson in the time

constraint
Adapt the materials:
Eg: video used is too long (use the important
scenes only)
Text is too long

5. Adjust the facilities that are

not available
Materials need equipment which are not in
school.
eg: LCD (adapt by using a speaker and lyrics
on board)

6. The socio-cultural
environment
For example, some textbooks contain topics
inappropriate to the setting, and some classroom
methods require an unacceptable set of teacher
and learner roles.

Video Song of My Dog Ben

(Original)
Video Song of My Dog Ben
(Adapted)

My Dog Ben (Original Lyrics)

I have a dog; his name is Ben
He is my pet and my best friend.
He is large, furry and very white

With brown patches on the both his sides

He has big eyes, soft and round
His floppy ears are silky and brown
I have a dog; his name is Ben
He is my pet and my best friend.

Everyday he eats eggs and rice

But what he loves the most r blueberry pies!
When I hear a happy loud groan I know he has
found a big fat bone
I have a dog; his name is Ben

He is my pet and my best friend. He loves to

sniff run and bark
Chasing white rabbits in the Park
He loves to swim and loves to surf
The beach is one of his favourite turfs

I have a dog; his name is Ben

He is my pet and my best
friend.
He shakes his head and wag
his tail
When he sees the postman
drop the mail
He greets me with a kiss and a
hug
A jig, a dance and a roll on the
rug
I have a dog; his name is Ben
He is my pet and my best
friend.
He curls at my feet when we
sleep at night Sometimes we
cuddle and hug each other
tight I love my Ben, there can
be no other

My Dog Ben (Adapted Lyrics)

Techniques : Deleting

I have a dog and his name is Ben;

Hes my pet and my best friend;
I have a dog and his name is Ben;
Hes my pet and my best friend;
Hes large, furry and very white;
With brown patches on both his sides;
He has big eyes, soft and round;

His floppy ears are silky and brown;

I have a dog and his name is Ben;
Hes my pet and my best friend;
I have a dog and his name is Ben;
Hes my pet and my best friend;

Justification
Selection :
Suitable for the target
learner (age, level of
proficiency, learners
interest, learners
needs etc.)
Meaningful
Enhance learning
Authentic
Related with real-world
situation

Adaptation :
Adapt according to
learners
background (races,
cultures, level of
proficiency)
Time-saving
Prevent Boredom