Format and Presentation

Format and Presentation

1. Design Process

   • It is at the format and presentation part of the curriculum design process that the data gathered from needs and environment analysis
     • Most of the decisions made regarding constraints, needs, principles,content
       • Guidelines for Deciding on a Format
         • There is plenty of evidence to show that teachers and learners do not share the same view of parts of a lesson, and that the learners sometimes do activities in ways that defeat the purpose of the activity
         • A problem facing the curriculum designer is how to communicate thereasons why each lesson is like it is
         • ENVIRONMENT
           • learnes, teachers and situations
         • NEEDS
           • lacks, wants, necessities
         • The four strands
           • Meaning-focused input
           • Meaning-focused output
           • Language-focused learning
           • Fluency development
           • Comprehension questions
             • If the target vocabulary occurs in the questions, or the answers to multiple-choice questions, this can contribute to receptive knowledge of the words.
             • Following a Set Format
               • When designing the format of a lesson, the curriculum designer needs toconsider environment factors such as the length of time available for each lesson, the teachers’ skill and role in the lesson, and the size of a typical class.
               • Blocks and Threads
                 • Typical block formats include the type of lesson looked at earlier in this chapter with listening and reading input, language-focused activity, and meaning-focused output.
                 • Techniques and Activities
                   • These can be divided into four major types, each type having its own cycle of activities, favoured learning goals, and principles of learning
                   • Tasks and Presentation
                     • In a task-supported syllabus, the task is likely to be the final stage in a conventional Present–Practise–Produce unit of work; the task may be designed to focus on the language structure that has been presented.

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