TUTORIAL 8

Amiraa Azali Rachel Ica Stephenn

1) Using 1 of poem/song that you have collected, justify your

choice of selection using the

criteria of text selection.

1. READABILITY
Lexical difficulty : simple words easy to understand New vocab - Word classes : ex : friend (noun), angry ( adjective) Colloquial language : Ex : till

2. SUITABILITY OF CONTENT

About friendship able to hook ss interest Suitable for ss regardless their gender & age about friendship (something that ss experience in everyday life) Culturally relevant to ss. This song using simple words, hence it is easy for teacher to deliver the message.

3. EXPLOITABILITY
Can be exploited in various ways: a) Sing along b) Ask ss to share with whole class about their best friend. c) Grammar games

2) Using song that you have chosen, adapt it using the principle of text simplification and justify your adaptation.

HOW ARE TEXTS ADAPTED?

According to researchers (e.g., Oh, 2001; Young, 1999), there are two primary ways of adapting texts-simplification and elaboration. Since the way in which a text is used in instruction has a lot to do with the way in which it was adapted, it is important to understand the differences between the two.

SIMPLIFIED TEXTS

Texts can be linguistically simplified by substituting frequently occurring vocabulary for infrequently occurring nontechnical vocabulary, shortening sentence length and restructuring sentences to reduce their complexity.

We sign our cards And letters BFF You've got A million way To make me laugh You're looking out For me You've got my back It's so good To have you around You know the secrets I could never tell And when I'm quiet you Break through my shell Don't feel the need To do a rebel yell Cuz you keep my feet On the ground You're a true friend You're here till the end You pull me aside When something ain't right Talk with me now And into the night Till it's alright again You're a true friend

You don't get angry When I change the plans Somehow you're never out Of second chances You Won't say "I told you" When I'm wrong again I'm so lucky That I found A true friend You're here till the end You pull me aside When something ain't right Talk with me now And into the night Till it's alright again True friends will go To the ends of the earth Till they find The things you need Friends hang on To the ups and the downs Cuz they got someone To believe in

A true friend You're here 'til the end You pull me aside When something ain't right Talk with me now And into the night, No need to pretend You're a true friend You're here 'til the end You pull me aside When something ain't right Talk with me now And into the night 'Till it's alright again You're a true friend You're a true friend You're a true friend

ELABORATED TEXTS

Elaborated texts aim to clarify, elaborate, and explain implicit information and make connections explicit.

We sign our cards And letters BFF You've got A million way To make me laugh You're looking out For me You've got my back It's so good To have you around You know the secrets I could never tell And when I'm quiet you Break through my shell Don't feel the need To do a rebel yell Cuz you keep my feet On the ground You're a true friend You're here till the end You pull me aside When something ain't right Talk with me now And into the night Till it's alright again You're a true friend

You don't get angry When I change the plans Somehow you're never out Of second chances You Won't say "I told you" When I'm wrong again I'm so lucky That I found A true friend You're here till the end You pull me aside When something ain't right Talk with me now And into the night Till it's alright again True friends will go To the ends of the earth Till they find The things you need Friends hang on To the ups and the downs Cuz they got someone To believe in

A true friend You're here 'til the end You pull me aside When something ain't right Talk with me now And into the night, No need to pretend You're a true friend You're here 'til the end You pull me aside When something ain't right Talk with me now And into the night 'Till it's alright again You're a true friend You're a true friend You're a true friend