elements of the language curriculum design process

elements of the language curriculum design process

1. Monitoring and Assessing

   • aims of curriculum design
     • useful goals, that achieves its goals, that satisfies its users
   • Assessing
     • involves the use of tests
   • Proficiency tests
     • measure the level of language knowledge
   • Achievement tests
     • the end of a group of lessons
       • provides
         • information about how much has been learned

2. Content and Sequencing

   • language items, ideas, skills and strategies
   • to keep some check on vocabulary, grammar and discourse
   • to make use of lists and lists of language items or skills
     • adapted as a result of the needs analysis
     • determining the content of a course
   • The result of analyses represents
     • sensible and achievable language goals
   • several syllabus forms
     • linear
     • modular
     • cyclical
     • matrix

3. Format and Presenting

   • format for lessons
     • easier to make
     • the course easier to monitor
     • easier to learn
   • The lessons require adjustment
     • making sure that the learning goals

4. Needs

   • Hutchinson and Water(1987)
     • learner´s know the function effectively
     • discovered a variety of means
       • testing
       • questioning
       • interviewing
   • necessities
     • clear purposes
       • good English

5. Environment

   • consists
     • carry out the course factors
     • work on the teaching situation through questions
   • important factors of teachers
     • time dedication
     • wide range of class competencies
     • autonomous students

6. Principles

   • the importance of repetition
     • processing of material
   • individual differences and learning style
     • attitudes and motivation
   • connection
     • research
     • practice of designing lessons and courses
   • important
     • curriculum design
       • applied linguistics
       • knowledge to guide

7. Goals

   • general terms
     • communicative teaching
       • meanings clear
     • Trio
       • to communicate everyday
       • sustain interest and motivation
       • understand and formulate the grammatical rules
       • develop skills
     • communicative competence
       • discuss and comprehend
       • speak English fluently
       • speak English accurately
     • develop speaking and listening skills necessary

8. Evaluating

   • can have many purposes.
   • useful source of data
   • Curriculum design includes evaluation
   • a practical activity
   • Design the lesson format

9. Macalister, J., & Nation, I. S. P. (2009). Language curriculum design. Routledge.