Curriculum Design

Curriculum Design

1. Is related with

   • The selection of texts and material for the courses
     • How to adapt or adopt an existing course book?
       • Having an approach to use it, which allows for flexibility
         • Carefully considering the areas of the design process
           • A) Content & Sequencing; B) Format & Presentation; C) Monitoring and Asessment
       • By looking for information about
         • What is the relationship among the teacher, the learners and the existing course book?
           • The teacher and the course material
             • Strong reliance on the course book with minimal adaptation
               • Teachers choose an existing one without doing considerable changes nor additions
                 • Because
                   • The school or the Ministry of Education requieres them to follow one closely
                   • The teacher may be inexperienced and there is security in following an existing course book, but he may have no idea about how to adapt it
                     • However
                       • Most course books do not provide guidance on monitoring and assessing
                         • That's why the teacher
                           • Have to know how to present the material and be aware of other ways of assessing and monitoring
                             • In order to
                               • Suit the interests and the proficiency of the learners
             • Adapting the course book
               • When it is chosen, teachers may make subtantial changes, taking account of the environment, the needs and the principles
                 • Some reasons for doing such changes in applying the course book
                   • I) It does not fit comfortably into the time available for the course; II) The learners' knowledge and skill do not match that involved in the course book; III) It does not involve the learners in the curriculum design process
                     • Suggestions for addapting an existing course book
                       • I) Add or omit content; II) Change the sequencing of the content; III) Change the format; IV) Change the presentation; V) Add or omit monitoring; VI) Add or omit assessment