Fundamentals of English Curriculum Development

ENGLISH CURRICULUM

DEVELOPMENT

ENGLISH CURRICULUM

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Concept of Curriculum :

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Curriculum includes all the learners experiences in or

outside school that are included in a program; which has been devised to help him/her developmentally,

emotionally, socially, spiritually and morally (Crow)

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Curriculum include all those activities which are utilized by the school to attaint the aims of education

Curriculum development

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Curriculum Development focuses on determining what knowledge, skill, and values students learn in schools, what experiences should be provided to bring about intended learning outcomes, and how teaching and

learning in schools or educational systems can be planed, measured, and evaluated.

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NEED ANALYSIS

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NEED analysis is directed mainly at the goals and content of course. It examines what the learners know already and what they need to know.

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The are three important aspects;

1. Necessities 2. Lack

3. Wants

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

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Grammar Translation Method (1800-1900)

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Direct Method (1800-1930)

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Structural method (1930-1960)

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Reading Method (19201950)

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Audiolingual method (1950-1970)

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Situational Method (1950- 1970)

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Communicative Approach (1970-present)

TYPES OF SYLLABUSS

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Grammatical syllabuses

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Lexical syllabus

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Functional syllabus

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Situational syllabus

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Topical or content-based syllabus

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Competency-based syllabus

TYPES OF SYLLABUS

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Skill syllabus

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Task- based syllabus

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A text-based syllabus

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An integrated syllabus

DEVELOPING MATERIAL

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Material for Developing Listening Skill

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Material for Developing Speaking Skill

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Material for Developing Reading

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Materials for Developing Writing/Grammar