English language teaching_Curriculum_Development.pptx

ELT_Curriculum_Development

1. ELT Curriculum Development From Syllabus Design to Curriculum Development

2. Learning Objectives Differentiate syllabus & curriculum Explain their components Understand relationship between them Analyze examples Reflect on challenges

3. What is Syllabus? Narrow scope, course-specific Focus on content and sometimes methods Example: Speaking I course

4. What is Curriculum? Broad, institution/program-wide Includes goals, philosophy, pedagogy, assessment Focus on Why, What, How, With what results Example: English Education Program

5. Syllabus vs Curriculum Aspect Syllabus Curriculum Scope Narrow, course-specific Broad, program/institution-wide Focus Content (topics, skills, grammar, vocabulary) Goals, philosophy, pedagogy, assessment, teacher training, evaluation Responsibility Teacher, course designer Policy makers, institutions, curriculum developers Timeframe Short-term (one course/semester) Long-term (entire program/years) Example Reading Comprehension syllabus Bachelor of English Education curriculum

6. From Syllabus Design to Curriculum Development 1. Needs Analysis 2. Define Goals & Objectives 3. Select Content 4. Organize Content 5. Methodology 6. Assessment & Evaluation

7. Types of ELT Syllabi Structural Situational Notional-functional Task-based Integrated

8. Curriculum Development Models Tyler: Objectives → Experiences → Organization → Evaluation Taba: Teacher-based, inductive Richards: Situational analysis → Planning → Implementation → Evaluation

9. Case Example Syllabus (Speaking I): Topics per week Curriculum (English Education Program): Graduate outcomes + program structure

10. Challenges Limited resources Institutional vs learner needs Teacher autonomy vs centralized curriculum Integration of modern ELT approaches

11. Discussion Questions Why differentiate syllabus from curriculum? How does needs analysis influence both? Example of syllabus fitting into curriculum? Challenges in implementation?

12. References Richards (2001), Curriculum Development in Language Teaching Brown (1995), The Elements of Language Curriculum Nation & Macalister (2010), Language Curriculum Design