1. Successful Adaptation of Language Teaching Materials
Principles, Procedures, and Practice

2. Important Topic for China Teachers

3. PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES
ADAPTATION
PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES

4. “Don’t throw out the baby with the bath water.”
Identify key teaching points, objectives (in order to protect and preserve them when making changes)

5. Identify problems (e.g., incorrect, unrealistic situation, behavior, language, teaching approach)
Take corrective action (e.g., proofread and correct language; modify situation, characters, language; extend or telescope practice exercises; expand; supplement; simplify; modernize; localize)
Implement without being overly critical or negative (be diplomatic in order to maintain harmony within the teaching situation)

6. An Adaptation Example

7. An Adaptation Example

8. TESOL Materials Adaptation
Practice Materials
TESOL Materials Adaptation

9. Dialog 1: A nusband and wife are sitting at home.
JOHN: I am John Brown.
MARY: I am Mar Brown
JOHN: I have a book. This is my book.
MARY: I have a pen; this is my pen.
JOHN: Have we a house?
MARY: Yes, we have a house; we are in our house. Have we a sitting room?
JOHN: Yes, we…

10. Dialog 2: Charles: Are you Paul Martin? Paul: Yes, I am.
Charles: Are you and Alice friends?
Paul: Yes, we are.
Charles: Is English easy?
Paul: Yes, it is.

11. Dialog 3: Mr. Miller’s Illness
Mrs. Miller’s husband is ill. He has influenza and he’s in bed.
Mrs. Miller: I’m measuring your medicine, Peter. Here it is. Drink this.
Mr. Miller: No, thank you. It’s nasty medicine. It’s very nasty.
Mrs. Miller: You must drink your medicine. You are ill.
Mr. Miller: All right, Nell. I’m drinking the medicine. It’s very nasty. May I have an orange now?
Mrs. Miller: Yes, dear. You may have an orange, but you mustn’t talk.
Mr. Miller: May I smoke a cigar, dear? There are some cigars in this box.
Mrs. Miller: No, Peter. You mustn’t open the box and you mustn’t smoke cigars. You may eat this orange and you may read this book. It’s a very interesting book.

12. Dialogue: Going to a Film
A. What’s on tonight?
B. There’s a picture at seven-thirty. It’s a colour film, I hear.
A. What is its name?
B. I have no idea, but the film is about the Long March.
A. It must be a wonderful film. Let’s go together.
B. Look, I have got quitea few things to do after supper. Could you go first and get me a seat?
A. All right. I’ll save you a seat. But do come as early as possible.

13. Dialogue: Passing on a Message
A. Is Comrade Yang in?
B. No, she isn’t. Perhaps she is in the recording-room.
A. Will you pass on a message to her?
B. Yes. What is it?
A. The meeting will be postponed until day after tomorrow because there is gong to be an Enlgish talk tonight.
B. Is there? What is it about?
A. It’s about modern progressive literature in the United States.
B. That’s wonderful. I’d like to go too. What time does it start?
A. At seven-thirty. But do come a bit earlier. There may not be enough seats for everybody.