Curriculum Approaches in Language Teaching

Curriculum Approaches in Language Teaching

1. Overrall design and content for a course

   • It has to do with
     • Backwar design
       • it starts with
         • Desired results (outcomes)
           • output>process>input
             • this may be attained through
               • Setting clear objectives,content selection and organization of learning experiences
     • Central design process
       • It starts with teaching activities, techniques and methods
         • input and output are dealt with after
           • when a methodology has already being chosen, or developed during the teaching process
             • then it goes with
               • methodology, content and outcomes
     • Forward design
       • content of instruction needs to be solved before anything
         • syllabus planing- methodology and Assessment-Learning outcomes
           • The order is
             • Input>process>output
               • one example
                 • content based learning, developing language preficiency
   • Curriculum is
   • its purpose has to do with
     • to works as a guide to attan the aims of the class

2. input

   • it makes reference to
     • linguistic contents of the course and the organization of itself
       • its result is
         • syllabus

3. Output

   • IT IS
     • what students can produce
       • level of achievement on a proficiency scale