Course Credit:
4
1. Course Number: TESOL 528
Course Title: Curriculum Design and Material Development in ELT
2. Credit Hour: 4
3. Course Description
This course is designed to give concepts to the learners about specific issues on curriculum design and material development in ELT. This course will also provide understanding about different models of curriculum and help learners to develop and evaluate the materials for use in the language classroom.
4. Course Objectives
The objectives are to help learners to
- develop ideas about designing a language curriculum.
- understand various models of curriculum.
- develop varieties of language materials.
- evaluate and adapt materials in a language classroom.
- Course Contents Contact Hours
Unit 1: Approach, Models and Needs Analysis of Curriculum Design 16
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this unit learners will be able to
- explain various approaches and models of the curriculum
- identify the needs of the learners in the L2 classroom
- classify different types of curriculum
- identify various models of curriculum design
- innovate a systematic approach for designing curriculum
Content
- Approaches and procedures of curriculum design
- Models of language curriculum
- The situational approach of the curriculum model
- Analysing needs (NA) for curriculum design and its issues
- Types of language curriculum design
- Theories of curriculum design: Doll, Spivak, Kumashiro, Freire
- The models of language curriculum
- Problem-solving model
- Social interactional model
- Innovative model
- Systematic model for curriculum
Unit 2: Curriculum and syllabus Design in ELT in Bangladesh 10
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this unit learners will be able to
- identify the aims and objectives of ELT in Bangladesh
- analyze the ELT curriculum
- evaluate ELT curriculum
Content
- Significance of ELT curriculum
- Principles of ELT curriculum
- Aims and objectives of ELT
- Syllabi of ELT for primary, secondary and higher secondary levels
- Comparing and contrasting ELT curriculum at tertiary level
- Evaluation of ELT curriculum
Unit 3: Designing and Developing, Adopting ELT Materials 10
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this unit learners will be able to
- develop materials for ELT learners
- use of different types of materials
- develop a framework for textbooks
- evaluate ELT materials
Content
- Materials in action: use of different types of materials
- Designing and developing textbooks
- Developing ELT modules, teacher guides, training manuals
- Material evaluation: internal and external
- Materials adaptation
- Authentic materials for ELT classroom
Unit 4: ICT Based Material Development 4
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this unit learners will be able to
a. select appropriate content for teaching and prepare digital content
- explore internet sources for developing appropriate content
- prepare videos for effective classroom teaching
Content
- Selection of appropriate digital content
- Adapting the content for use
- Exploiting various internet sources
- Making and using videos for effective classroom teaching
Unit 5: Language Policy and Planning in Curriculum 4
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this unit learners will be able to
- explore the basic issues and policies in language education of Bangladesh
- analyze language policy choices in diverse contexts such as bilingualism, multilingualism or other crisis contexts
- understand the factors involved in language empowerment
Content
- Concept of language policy and planning, their relationship, and importance
- Types of language planning, and language policy debates
- Present status of language policy and planning in Bangladesh
- Language policy choices in multilingual and trans lingual societies
- Language policies in a refuge, immigrant and crisis contexts
6. Instructional Strategies
a. Lecture
b. Group discussions
c. Presentation
7. Assessment Marks (%)
a) One In-course Examination
b) Students’ analytical and reflective work (combination of at least
any two of the tasks from (i) assignment, (ii) project, (iii) term
paper, (iv) presentation, (v) review paper (vi) field-work) etc.
c) Course Final Examination (MCQ + Essay)
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10
20+20=40
10+40=50
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Total 100
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8. Recommended Books, Journals, and Reports
Bao, D. (Ed.). (2018). Creativity and innovations in ELT materials development: Looking beyond the current design. Multilingual Matters.
Brown, J. D. (1995). The elements of language curriculum:A systematic approach to program development. Heinle & Heinle Publishers.
Crandall, J. (ed.). (2018). Global perspectives on language education policies. Routledge.
García, O., & Wei, L. (2014). Language, bilingualism and education. In translanguaging: Language, bilingualism and education (chapter 3-pp. 46– 62). Springer.
McDonough, J., & Shaw, C. (2012). Materials and methods in ELT. John Wiley & Sons.
McGrath, I. (2002). Materials evaluation and design for language teaching. Edinburgh University Press.
Perrovic, J. (2010). International perspectives on bilingual education: Policy, practice and controversy. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing
Reddick, C., & Dryden-Peterson, S. (Forthcoming). Refugee education and medium instruction: Tensions in theory, policy and practice.
Richards, J. C. (2001). Curriculum development in language teaching. Cambridge University Press.
Roshid, M. M., Haider, M. Z., Begum, H. A., (2018). Bangladeshi EFL teachers’ views on the English for today textbook: What do they have to offer inside the classroom? In Bao, D. (Ed.). Creative concerns in ELT materials development: Looking beyond current practices. Multilingual Matters.
Shin, S. (2018). Bilingualism in schools and society: Language, identity, and policy.Routledge.
Tomlinson, B., Dat, B., Masuhara, H., & Rubdy, R. (2001). EFL courses for adults. ELT Journal, 55(1), 80-101.
White, R. V. (1988). The ELT curriculum: Design innovation and management. Oxford, Blackwell.
Yalden, J. (1987). Principles of course design for language teaching. New directions in language teaching. Cambridge University Press.