This document outlines a course on materials development and adaptation for teaching English as a second language. The 3-credit course is offered through the Department of English at a Malaysian university. Key elements of the course include evaluating existing teaching materials based on established criteria, adapting materials to suit different student groups and skills, and developing original instructional materials. Assessment consists of evaluating an existing textbook, creating and presenting adapted materials, tests, and compiling a portfolio of class materials. The goal is for students to learn skills in appraising, selecting, adapting and developing materials to effectively teach English.

1. Department: English
Faculty of Education and Social Sciences
CED 2213 MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT AND ADAPTATION
Course Outline Semester 1I14/34
Study period: Year / Semester
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Credit Value
Pre-requisites
Co-requisite units
Significance
Method of Delivery
3 credits (3 + 0) : 3 hours lecture
Nil.
Nil
Core subject
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Tutorial
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Problem Based Learning
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Project
Course Co-ordinator
Contact details
Administrative contact
Website for Unit Materials
Student Consultation
Lecture
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Murni Salina binti Saharudin
Email, salina@unisel.edu.my
Pn. Zila Tel. 03-3280 5126, Location BJ
www.slideshare.net; search : unisel
Wednesday, 9.00am – 12.00pm
LEARNING INFORMATION
Aim
This course aims to:
• survey and evaluate current ELT materials used in schools in Malaysia;
• expose students to the criteria for materials and course book evaluation;
• discuss materials development and organization as well as techniques of adaptation;
• survey the availability of supplementary reading materials for adolescents.
Course Learning Outcomes
Successful students in this course can:
• appraise trends, methods, and criteria in materials and coursebook selection in TESL;
• apply criteria in material selection in choosing materials and coursebook suitable to the needs of particular group of students, and
• adapt and develop materials for use in ELT.
Essential texts
Cunningsworth, A. (2005). Choosing Your Coursebook. Oxford: Macmillan Heinemann.
McDonough, J. & Shaw, C. (2008). Materials and Methods in ELT. Blackwell Publishing.
Chitravelu et.al., (2005). ELT Methodology: Principles & Practice. Oxford Fajar.
Tomlinson (2008). Materials Development in Language Teaching. Cambridge University Press.

2. COURSE PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Week
1.
Begin Date
13 Jan
Lecture/Seminar
Introduction to the course outline
Coursework / assignments
Classroom tasks
Materials need to be prepared
The role of instructional materials and textbooks
Amount of reliance on the Course book
Advantages & Disadvantages
The need for materials evaluation
• The textbook ‘problem’
• The importance of textbook evaluation
Tutorial/Other
Lecture
Discussion
2.
20 Jan
3.
27 Jan
4.
3 Feb
Lecture
17 Feb
Evaluating materials and textbooks used in schools in Malaysia
Types of Materials Evaluation
Evaluating for Potential and Evaluating for Suitability
Process of choosing a course book
Approaches to evaluation
Methods of Evaluation
Assignment 1 : Evaluating KBSR Textbook
5.
10 Feb
6.
7.
24 Feb
Developing a list of criteria for textbook and material evaluation
3 Mar – 7 Mar
8.
10 Mar
Lecture
Discussion
Task 1 : Assigning
Assignment 1 : Textbook
Evaluation
Lecture
Lecture
Discussion
Presentation
Task 2 :
Assignment 1 : Textbook
Evaluation Presentation
Test 1 (15%)
Lecture
Discussion
Task 3 :
Assigning Assignment 2
Lecture
Task 4 :
Adapt & Develop materials
for reading & writing
Task 5 :
Adapt & Develop materials
for listening & speaking
Task 6 :
Adapt & Develop materials
for grammar & vocabulary
Task 7 :
Progress work of
Assignment 2 : Developing
own materials
Test 2 (15%)
Mid Sem Break
9.
17 Mar
10.
24 Mar
11.
31 Mar
12.
7 Apr
Types of Evaluation
Criteria to evaluate textbook and other materials
Guidelines/Principles underlying evaluation criteria
Materials Adaptation
What does it mean?
Why do we have to adapt?
When to adapt
What to adapt
How to adapt
Supplementing and replacing material
Selecting and adapting materials for teaching grammar,
vocabulary, listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Adapting outdated coursebooks
13.
14 Apr
Developing own materials
14.
21 Apr
28 Apr – 11 May
Assessment
Project Presentation
Exam Weeks
Lecture
Discussion
Lecture
Discussion
Tutorial
Assignment 2

3. ASSESSMENT INFORMATION
Assessment summary
Assignment 1
Assignment 2
Test 1
Test 2
Portfolio
Final
15%
15%
10%
10%
10%
40%
Detailed information on each assessment task
ASSIGNMENT 1 (15% - Group work)
Evaluating KBSR Textbook (Presentation)
Choose any KBSR textbook.
Evaluate the whole book by using Appendix A from an article entitled, Developing An English Language Textbook Evaluation Checklist.
Your report should contain the introduction, analysis/comments, conclusion, reference and attachment.
A brief oral presentation is required for this assignment.
ASSIGNMENT 2 (15% - Group work)
Developing Instructional Materials
Select ONE section/activity from the textbook (in assignment 1);
Adapt the activity to suit the level of your students (rural/urban, low/intermediate/high) and focus on one skill (grammar, vocabulary, writing,
reading, listening, speaking)
Design/create an instructional material to compliment it (posters/charts/CD/etc.)
Write a lesson plan that utilizes the material created.
Demonstrate how the activity is carried out (length: 5 – 10 mins)
The lesson plan needs to be submitted with the sketch of the materials.
INDIVIDUAL PORTFOLIO (10% - Individual)
Materials Compilation File
Prepare an individual file.
Compile all the worksheets/materials done in class.
By the end of the semester, each student will have to submit the file with ‘the contents’ page indicating each activity in the file.
The Cover Page should include:
University’s Logo, Name of the university, followed by the faculty.
Subject Code and Name.
Lecturer’s Name, followed by student’s name, matric no.
Batch.