Language Curriculum Design

Language Curriculum Design

1. EVALUATING COURSE

   • 1. Examine the environment
     • 2. Assess needs
       • 3. Decide on principles
         • 4. Set goals, and choose and sequence content.
           • 5. Design the lesson format
             • 6. Incluse assessment procedures.
               • 7. Evaluate the course

2. ENVIRONMENT

   • It involves considering the factors of the situtation in which the course will be used and determining how the course should take account of them.
     • Time
     • Size of the class
     • Teacher's experience

3. DISCOVERING NEEDS

   • Necessities
   • Lacks
   • Wants
   • Testing
   • Questioning
   • Interviewing
   • Recalling previous performance

4. PRINCIPLES

   • Used to guide decisions in curriculum
     • Importance of individual differences and learning style
       • Learner attitudes and motivation

5. GOALS

   • Why a course is being taught?
   • what do the leraners need to get from the course?

6. CONTENT AND SEQUENCING

   • Language items, ideas, skills and strategies that meet the goals of the course

7. FINDING A FORMAT AND PRESENTING MATERIAL

   • Useful and understable material
   • Suitable teaching techniques and procedures
   • Sources of the material
   • Alter content and suit the lesson

8. MONITORING AND ASSESING

   • Use of tests
     • Proficiency test
     • Achievement test
       • Short-term achievement test
       • Long-term achievement test
     • Placement test
     • DIagnosis test
   • Other ways
     • Observing and monitoring using checklists abd report forms
     • Keep diaries and learning logs
     • Collect samples in a folder
     • Talk about the learning