Chapter 1
Chapter 1
Curriculum Development
Date: 03.13.2008
Director: Dr. Mavis Shang
Presenter: Roger Yu 9610009M
Introduction
Curriculum development focus on
determining
What knowledge, skills, and values students
learn in schools.
What experience should be provided to bring
about intended learning outcomes.
How teaching and learning in schools or
educational systems can be planned, measure,
and evaluated.
Introduction
Language curriculum development focus on
Designing language programs.
Revising language programs.
Implementing language programs.
Evaluating language programs.
This book focus on providing the tools
Surveying approaches to language curriculum
development.
Examining language programs and language
teaching materials.
Introduction
9 Questions lead the framework of this book
What procedures can be used to determine the
content of a language program?
What are learners’ need?
How can learners’ needs be determined?
What contextual factor need to be considered in
planning a language program?
What is the nature of aim and objectives in
teaching and how can these be developed?
Introduction
9 Questions lead the framework of this
book
What factors are involved in planning the
syllabus and the units of organization in a
course?
How can good teaching be provided in a
program?
What issues are involved in selecting, adapting,
and designing instructional materials?
How can on measure the effectiveness of a
language program?
Historical Background
Learning of structure
Teaching and Learning English as a Foreign
Language (Fries, 1946)& The Structure of
English (Fries, 1952)—Focus on the core
grammatical component and structure.
Guide to Patterns and usage in English
(Hornby, 1954) & The Teaching of Structural
Words and Sentence patterns (Hornby, 1954)—
formed basic grammatical structure.
Assumption to Syllabus Design