TEACHING

TEACHING

1. INITIAL INFORMATION

   • The initial information is an important part of the teaching element of curriculum development
     • ORIENTATION
       • New teachers should be oriented to the language program in which they are working
     • Reference Documents
       • Copies of any needs analysis documents might prove interesting to teachers, particularly those documents that apply to the same course or skill area to which they have been asignated
     • Teacher's Guide
       • It is a good idea for planners or administrators to prepare a handy guide or handbook containing all vital program information so that the teachers can refer to it when they have questions

2. TYPES OF INFORMATION TEACHERS NEED

   • Context of the program
     • For all language programs, useful information might include a description of the institution itself
   • Learners
     • Curriculum designers should provide teachers with information that focuses on ways in which students' characteristics are related to the design of the program and directly to the teaching
   • Teachers
     • The curriculum planners will have gathered important information about the kinds of teacher the progams depend on.
   • Administrative Processes
     • Employee issues, or issues of various personnel interact in the program, might be included under this category
   • Instruction
     • It may prove useful will describe the types of instruction that have been adopted in the program, and how best to implement them

3. THE TEACHER'S AND STUDENT'S PLACE IN THE CURRICULUM

   • Teachers
     • Needs Analyst, Provider of student input, Motivator, Organizer and controller of students behaviour, Demonstrator of accurate language production, Materials developer, Monitor of sutends' learning & Counselor and friend
   • Students
     • Learning approaches, Attitudes toward learning, Learning styles, Strategies used in learning, Learning acivities, Petterns of interaction, Degree of learner control over their own learning, What constitutes effective teaching, The nature of effective learning