Language Teaching Programs

Language Teaching Programs

1. Curriculum Design

   • Foward Design
     • Starts with Syllabus Planning
       • Focus on resolving issues of syllabus content
     • Methodology
       • Looking for learning theories for an appropriate pedagogy
     • Assesment of learning outcomes
     • Input, output and process are related in a linear fashion
       • Issues related to content need to be solved
   • Central Design
     • Classroom Proccesses and methodology
     • Begins with the selection of teaching activities
       • Techniques and methods
       • Outcomes
   • Backward Design
     • specification of learning outcomes
       • Decisions on methodology and syllabus
         • Appropiate teaching activities and content are derived from the results