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Adapting Materials to Meet the Literacy Needs of Young Bahraini Learners

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Many educational systems in the world, including that in Bahrain, rely on globally produced materials to teach English. However, these materials are not developed for a specific context. Efforts were made to adapt global materials to meet the specific needs of the Bahraini context by making them appropriate for the traditions, beliefs, and values of their learners, teachers and culture.

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  1. School of Languages and Social Sciences, Aston University, UK

    Sue Garton

  2. School of Education, University of Michigan, USA

    Kathleen Graves

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al Majthoob, S. (2014). Adapting Materials to Meet the Literacy Needs of Young Bahraini Learners. In: Garton, S., Graves, K. (eds) International Perspectives on Materials in ELT. International Perspectives on English Language Teaching. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137023315_4

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