LECTURER’S TEXTBOOK ADAPTATION TECHNIQUES IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING: A CASE STUDY AT HANOI LAW UNIVERSITY

  • Thu Trang Nguyễn
Keywords: Textbook adaptation, teaching material, foreign language teaching and learning

Abstract

This article investigates textbook adaptation techniques employed by lecturers in
teaching foreign languages for students whose majors are not foreign languages at Hanoi
Law University and reasons for the use of these strategies. The author uses both
quantitative and qualitative method via the data collected from a survey questionnaire and
an interview. The results indicate that the most common strategies used by teachers are:
supplementing and expanding the vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation aspects;
supplementing listening materials and re-designing listening tasks; supplementing reading
materials and re-designing reading tasks either by advancing or simplifying; re-designing
speaking tasks either by advancing or simplifying and supplementing similar tasks; and redesigning
or adjusting writing tasks to match students’ abilities. The stated reasons mainly
fall into two categories: to suit the students’ competence, interest, and characteristics and
reduce the shortcomings of the textbook. From these findings, the author suggests some
pedagogical recommendations related to textbook adaptation in particular and teaching
material in general.

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Published
2022-03-10