Form syllabus design for curriculum development

Form syllabus design for curriculum development

1. The quest for new methods

   • demanded after
     • World War II
       • the goal was to
         • Explore new directions in methodology
           • This methodology was known as
             • Situational approach
               • Later replaced by TESL/TEFL approach
                 • Audiolingual method
                   • A structural syllabus and situational drill-based methodology

2. Changing needs for foreign languages in Europe

   • no importance given to
     • Why people learn a second language
     • Evaluation of results

3. English for specific purposes

   • this approach began as a response to
     • The need to prepare growing number of non-English background students
     • The need to prepare materials for students who needed English for use in employment
     • The need to teach to immigrants the language to deal with job situations

4. Needs analysis in ESP

   • Starts with
     • An analysis of the learner's needs
       • Needs are fairly specific
         • They can be identified
         • Should determine the content of any course
         • Described in terms of performance

5. Emergence of a curriculum approach in language teaching

   • Curriculum
     • Children engagement
     • Aims and objectives
       • Content
         • Organization
           • Evaluation