Emergence of Curriculum Approach in Language Teaching PDF

EMERGENCE OF CURRICULUM APPROACH IN LANGUAGE TEACHING CONTENTS Definitions Processes of Curriculum Development Designs of Curriculum Development EMERGENCE OF CURRICULUM APPROACH IN LANGUAGE TEACHING 01 DEFINITIONS Richards (2013) Curriculum refers to the overall plan of d...

EMERGENCE OF CURRICULUM APPROACH IN LANGUAGE TEACHING CONTENTS Definitions Processes of Curriculum Development Designs of Curriculum Development EMERGENCE OF CURRICULUM APPROACH IN LANGUAGE TEACHING 01 DEFINITIONS Richards (2013) Curriculum refers to the overall plan of design for a course and how the content of a course is transformed into a blueprint for teaching and learning which enables the desired learning outcomes to be achieved. Wiggings & Mc Tighe (2006) Curriculum takes content and shapes it into a plan for how to conduct effective teaching and learning. It is a map of how to achieve the outputs of desired students performance. EMERGENCE OF CURRICULUM APPROACH IN LANGUAGE TEACHING 02 What is Curriculum Development? Richards (1984) The study of the goals, content, implementation and evaluation of an educational system. Richards (2014) The process of making decisions about what to teach, then determine how to teach it and finally assess what is learned. EMERGENCE OF CURRICULUM APPROACH IN LANGUAGE TEACHING 03 Requirements: Information about 1. The Target Language Structure, varieties, socio-cultural context, 2. The Learners Age, sex, needs, interest, motivation, attitudes, previous language experiences 3. The Delivery System Teaching/learning context, schools, administrators, materials, and the timing EMERGENCE OF CURRICULUM APPROACH IN LANGUAGE TEACHING 04 Requirements: Information about 4. The Learning Theory A consistent second language acquisition theory 5. The Teaching Theory Principles of selection, sequencing, presentation of learning experiences 6. The Evaluation Procedures How to diagnose problems and measure success EMERGENCE OF CURRICULUM APPROACH IN LANGUAGE TEACHING 05 Curriculum Development Processes Needs Goal Syllabus Methodology Evaluation Analysis Setting Design EMERGENCE OF CURRICULUM APPROACH IN LANGUAGE TEACHING 06 Processes : Needs Analysis 3 Functions Provides a description of: The language needs in the real-world: Job market/ social context The types of tasks needed to learn the language The language skills, behaviors, attitudes and motivations needed to succeed in language learning EMERGENCE OF CURRICULUM APPROACH IN LANGUAGE TEACHING 08 Processes : Goal Setting Behavioral Objectives Specify what learners are expected to do (listen, read, act, repeat, write, and speak Process-Related Objectives Describe a set of strategies, techniques which learners use to develop their language skills Content-Related Objectives Specify what teachers should teach and learners should learn Proficiency-Related Objectives Describe the quality of performance that is expected from learners at different levels EMERGENCE OF CURRICULUM APPROACH IN LANGUAGE TEACHING 09 Processes : Syllabus Design Selecting, organizing and presenting language content and activities Linguistic Syllabus: Structural Syllabus: specifies grammar and vocabulary structures Functional Syllabus: specifies language functions Procedural Syllabus: Process-Oriented Syllabus: specifies learning experiences, tasks, activities, procedures and techniques EMERGENCE OF CURRICULUM APPROACH IN LANGUAGE TEACHING 10 Processes : Methodology A Linguistic Dimension: a view to language Structural; Functional; Mentalist A Psycholinguistics Dimension: a view to learning Behavioral; Cognitive; Socio-Constructivist, humanist A Teaching Dimension: a view to classroom practices Activities; Techniques; Strategies EMERGENCE OF CURRICULUM APPROACH IN LANGUAGE TEACHING 11 Processes : Evaluation Formative: continues throughout the execution of program Identifying weakness and strengths Making necessary modifications Improving the quality of curriculum Summative: at the end of the program Measure its effectiveness Measure its effectiveness Keep the same curriculum Go on a reform EMERGENCE OF CURRICULUM APPROACH IN LANGUAGE TEACHING 12  Non-Linear Processes Needs Analysis Goal Setting Syllabus Design Methodology Evaluation Input Dimension EMERGENCE OF CURRICULUM APPROACH IN LANGUAGE TEACHING 13  Processes and Their Dimension Output Process Dimension Dimension Needs Analysis Goal Setting Syllabus Design Methodology Evaluation Input Dimension EMERGENCE OF CURRICULUM APPROACH IN LANGUAGE TEACHING 14  Forward Design Input/ Output Content Needs Analysis Goal Setting Syllabus Design Methodology Evaluation Teaching- Learning Process EMERGENCE OF CURRICULUM APPROACH IN LANGUAGE TEACHING 15  Central Design Process Output Needs Analysis Goal Setting Syllabus Design Methodology Evaluation Input EMERGENCE OF CURRICULUM APPROACH IN LANGUAGE TEACHING 16  Backward Design Output Process Needs Analysis Goal Setting Syllabus Design Methodology Evaluation Input EMERGENCE OF CURRICULUM APPROACH IN LANGUAGE TEACHING 17 CONCLUSION THANK YOU MEMBERS: Gonzales Jabagat Landingin REFERENCE: Richards, J. C. (n.d.). CURRICULUM APPROACHES IN LANGUAGE TEACHING. Richards, J. C. (n.d.). CURRICULUM APPROACHES IN LANGUAGE TEACHING.