ELE 305

Course ID:

Course Code & Number

ELE 305

Course Title

Curriculum Development in Language Teaching

Level

BS

Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits

(3+0+0) 3 TEDU Credits, 5 ECTS Credits

Year of Study:

Junior

Semester:

Fall

Type of Course:

Compulsory

Mode of Delivery:

Face-to-face

Language of Instruction:

English

Pre-requisite / Co-requisite::

Catalog Description

The origins of language curriculum development. From syllabus design to curriculum development. Needs analysis. Planning goals and learning outcomes. Course planning and syllabus design. Providing for effective teaching. The role and design of instructional materials. Approaches to evaluation.

Course Objectives

This class aims to discuss the key concepts of curriculum development process as well as the principles of curriculum development. The differences between a syllabus and curriculum will be explored; thus, as the first step students will be designing a needs analysis survey to conduct. The class further aims to explore various curriculum samples of ELT basic education programs from various countries around the world. As a result, students will be preparing a sample modular program for basic ELT programs and finally evaluating the program by selecting and utilizing an appopriate evaluation method.

Software Usage

If relevant for the course

Course Learning Outcomes

At the end of this class students will be able to;

• recognize the key concepts of curriculum development process,
• discuss the key principles of curriculum development,
• differentiate the concepts of syllabus and curriculum,
• design a needs analysis survey for the ELT programs,
• analyze various curriculum samples of ELT programs,
• prepare a sample appropriate ELT program as a modul for different level students,
• evaluate an ELT program by implementing a suitable method.

 

Learning Activities and Teaching Methods:

Telling/Explaining Discussion/Debate Questioning Scaffolding/Coaching Demonstrating Predict-Observe-Explain Video Presentations Web Searching Others

Assessment Methods and Criteria:

Test / Exam Portfolio Presentation (Oral/Poster) Others

Assessment Methods and Criteria Others:

Guest speaker reports

Design Content

Recommended Reading

Required Reading

Curriculum Development in Language Teaching, Jack Richards, Cambridge University Press

Grading

Learning Activities and Teaching Methods Others:

Using social media

Course Coordinator:

Erdem AKSOY

Student Workload:

Workload	Hrs
Course Readings	20
Hands-on Work	10
Resource Review	20
Report on a Topic	10
Oral Presentation	10

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