Current research explores the response of Arab undergraduate Business students to text adaptation. The data was collected in Majan University College, Oman, during the academic year 2018 - 2019. Incorporated at the time of developing learning aids, students’ response can serve as one of the tools for enhancing students’ language skills required for their academic success. The analysis is based on the response of two mixed-gender groups of students (23 and 31 students respectively) obtained through a micro test and a text difficulty survey addressing their comprehension skills of authentic versus adapted texts. The effect of the text and sentence length, grammatical complexity, and academic vocabulary on students’ comprehension were considered in the study. The research demonstrates the need for amending the text for Arab students, identifies the areas of concern and helps material designers working in the Arab world to choose the most linguistically and culturally appropriate approaches to text manipulation.

Current research explores the response of Arab undergraduate Business students to text adaptation. The data was collected in Majan University College, Oman, during the academic year 2018 - 2019. Incorporated at the time of developing learning aids, students’ response can serve as one of the tools fo...