KOTESOL International Conference 2016
(Concurrent Session)
Kusuma Rasdyati, State University of Surabaya
Adapting Articles from the Internet: Materials Development in TEFL
Abstract
Occasionally teachers could not find appropriate materials in commercial books, prompting them to develop their own materials. This workshop aims to demonstrate how teachers could adapt a text from the internet for learning material by simplifying the language and the concepts. Complicated sentence structures could be made simpler and unknown words are replaced with the more familiar synonyms. To make the text more motivating , teachers could make use of their creativity in designing the layout of the text. In addition, character building is included in this material by exploring the moral values implied in the text; therefore, teachers improve not only the learners' linguistic ability but also their characters. The participants of this workshop are required to bring a laptop to practice the above procedures. They will work in groups to browse the internet, select online articles, and attempt to adapt these articles to produce highly readable texts.
Biographicals
Kusuma Rasdyati obtained her bachelor's and master's degrees in the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) from IKIP Malang, Indonesia in 1992 and 1996 respectively. She pursued a doctorate degree in TESOL at Monash University, Australia and was awarded a Ph.D. in 2008. Currently she works as a lecturer at the English Department of State University of Surabaya in Indonesia. Her research interests include TEFL, material development, reading comprehension, listening comprehension, language learning strategies, and cross-cultural awareness.
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