WHAT WHY HOW

Thevocabulary

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Activity oneand two.

p.1

Congruence: it is not identified the localization and the personalization of the activity linked to learners needs and specific context.

(McDonough & Shaw, 2003)

Modifying: The activity will be modified by re-structuring the activities through some pictures that will contextualize the meaning of the alphabet and will allow the association of sounds with images.

Modifying: Regarding the numbers, the activity will be modified by re-structuring the activities with a set of images for students to writethe quantity in English and identify the number.

(McDonough & Shaw, 2003)

Whats yourname?

p.2

Opportunities for real communication : the activities are not contextualized and do not take into account learning styles and students interests.

(Candling & Breen, 1980)

(Islam & Mares, 2003)

Deleting : in the activity two questions will be subtracted from the section. These questions are what is your address? And what is your phone number?

Adding: more information will be added by extending the set of questions into more meaningful and realistic content.Some of these questions are what is your favorite activity? What is your favorite food? What is your favorite sport?

Adding: the part where the students have to answer some questions about themselves will be expanded by working in couples and asking each other about the information related to their personal interests and favorite activities that will be written by each interviewer.

(Islam & Mares, 2003)

ADAPTING MATERIALSUnit 1 from Side by Side Book 1

Role Play: AFamousPerson

How to Sayit!p.3

Congruence: it is not identified the localization of the activities into a more specific context. It is not included a current use of topicsand people interviewed allowing for modernizing.

(McDonough & Shaw, 2003)

Adding: the activity will be expanded by putting the language and the content into a more localized context.The activity will consist of an interview with a famous person in Colombia that students know for example La Negra Candela, and the set of questions will concern the contextual and cultural aspects. The material presented will show pictures with a more familiar context.

Modifying: the activity How to say it! will be re-structured. The content will be meaningful focusing on the students culture by providing interaction using new vocabulary related to famous Colombian people and television.

(McDonough & Shaw, 2003)

Taken from Islam, C. & Mares, C. (2003). Adapting classroom materials. In B. Tomlinson (Ed.), Developing materials for

language teaching (pp.86-103). UK: Continuum.

McDonough, J. & Shaw, C. (2003). Materials and methods in ELT: A teacher's guide (2nd edition) (pp. 81-98). UK:

Blackwell Publishers.

Applied on Molinsky, S., & Bliss, B. (2001). Side by side Book 1 (3rd edition). USA: Longman. Adapted by Duque, D.,

Pinto, A. & Pinto, I. (2015). Language Learning Resources (module), Universidad de Caldas, Manizales.