ECUADORIAN CURRICULUM GUIDELINES

ECUADORIAN CURRICULUM GUIDELINES

1. UPDATING THE CURRICULUM

   • To achieve and surpass international standards

2. CEFR

   • It is a planning tool that offers guidance for teachers to know what language learners should be able to do.
   • Domains of interest
     • Educational
     • Personal
     • Public
     • Vocational

3. Parameters to take into account

   • Complexity of Language
   • Relevance
   • Future utility

4. Language skills of communicative language

   • Reading
   • Writing
   • Listening
   • Seaking

5. WEAKNESSES

   • Curriculum has not been changed since 1996.
   • Evaluation with standardized tests which don't allow to know the real strengths
   • The poor public budget
   • Lack of use of modern technology during teaching
   • Lack of effective management of classrooms.

6. ELLS

   • English Language Learning Standards are outcomes students are expected to achieve at the end of a proficiency level
     • GENERAL STANDARDS
       • Using Resources and Technology Effectively in English and Content Instruction.
       • Implementing and Managing Standards-Based English and Content Instruction
       • Planning for Standards-Based English and Content Instruction,
     • QUALITY STANDARDS
       • System that has passed a certain set of criteria or principles and has a standard approach to establishing quality criteria or principles.

7. STRENGTHS

   • Contribution to the needs of society
   • Stimulate linguistic intelligence through language analysis
   • Encourage students the self-efficacy and morals
   • Focus on real-world contexts