TY - BOOK AU - Richards, Jack C. TI - Curriculum Development in Language Teaching SN - 0521804914 (pbk) AV - P53.295 .R53 2001 PY - 2001/// CY - New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Language and languages KW - Study and teaching KW - Curriculum planning N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; "This text provides a systematic introduction to the issues involved in developing, managing, and evaluating effective second and foreign language programs and teaching materials. Key stages in the curriculum development process are examined, including situation analysis, needs analysis, goal-setting, syllabus design, materials development and adaptation, teaching and teacher-support, and evaluation. Taken into account are such factors as program content, program context, learner needs, teaching aims and objectives, and the selection of instructional materials. Practical task and discussion activities throughout the book enable it to be used both in in-service courses and as a reference text for coordinators, teachers, and program administrators." (Book Cover); CONTENTS; Preface; 1. The Origins of language curriculum development ; Historical background ; Vocabulary selection ; Grammar selection and gradation ; Assumptions underlying early approaches to syllabus design ; Appendix 1: Entries from A General Service List of English Words ; Appendix 2: Entries from Cambridge English Lexicon ; Appendix 3: Part of an early English grammatical syllabus ; Discussion questions and activities ; References; 2. From syllabus design to curriculum development ; The quest for new methods ; Changing needs for foreign languages in Europe ; English for specific purposes ; Needs analysis in ESP ; Communicative language teaching ; Emergence of a curriculum approach in language teaching ; Discussion questions and activities ; Appendix 1: Example of scientific writing ; Appendix 2: Words found often in academic reading materials ; References; 3. Needs analysis ; The purposes of needs analysis ; What are needs? ; The users of needs analysis ; The target population ; Administering the needs analysis ; Procedures for conducting needs analysis ; Designing the needs analysis ; Making use of the information obtained ; Discussion questions and activities ; Examples of needs analyses ; Appendix 1: Designing a questionnaire ; Appendix 2: Needs analysis questionnaire for Cantonese learners ; Appendix 3: Needs analysis questionnaire for non-English-background students ; References; 4. Situation analysis ; Societal factors ; Project factors ; Institutional factors; Teacher factors ; Learner factors ; Adoption factors ; Profiling the factors identified in the situation analysis ; Discussion questions and activities ; Appendix 1: Situation analysis profile ; Appendix 2: Matrix for identifying factors in curriculum renewal process ; References; 5. Planning goals and learning outcomes ; The ideology of the curriculum ; Stating curriculum outcomes ; Nonlanguage outcomes and process objectives ; Discussion questions and activities ; Appendix 1: Behavioral objectives ; Appendix 2: Listening and conversation skills ; Appendix 3: ESOL standards for grades 4-8 ; References; 6. Course planning and syllabus design ; The course rationale ; Describing the entry and exit level ; Choosing course content ; Determining the scope and sequence ; Planning the course structure ; Preparing the scope and sequence plan ; Discussion questions and activities ; Appendix 1: Proficiency descriptions for the domain of speaking ; Appendix 2: Description of performance levels: writing ; Appendix 3: Band descriptors for oral interaction skills ; Appendix 4: Grammar items and their sequence in a first-year English course ; Appendix 5: Threshold level syllabus ; Appendix 6: Skills syllabus for listening and speaking ; Appendix 7: Designing a course from texts ; Appendix 8: A unit from Passages 1 ; Appendix 9: Part of the scope and sequence chart from New Interchange, vol. 1; References; 7. Providing for effective teaching ; The institution ; The teachers ; The teaching process ; The learning process ; Discussion questions and activities ; Appendix 1: Institutional mission statement ; Appendix 2: Best practice in English language teaching ; Appendix 3: Assessment criteria for teaching practice ; Appendix 4: Checklist for evaluating a teacher's lesson ; Appendix 5: Qualities and competencies of a good English teacher ; Appendix 6: Self-evaluation of a teacher's lesson ; Appendix 7: Student appraisal form ; Appendix 8: Peer appraisal form ; References; 8. The role and design of instructional materials ; Authentic versus created materials ; Textbooks ; Evaluating textbooks ; Adapting textbooks ; Preparing materials for a program ; Managing a materials writing project ; Monitoring the use of materials ; Discussion questions and activities ; Appendix 1: Guidelines for developing reading activities ; Appendix 2: Checklist for evaluation and selection of course books ; Appendix 3: Case study of materials development project; References; 9. Approaches to evaluation ; Purposes of evaluation ; Formative evaluation ; Illuminative evaluation ; Summative evaluation ; Issues in program evaluation ; Procedures used in conducting evaluations ; Discussion questions and activities ; Appendix: Examples of program evaluations ; References UR - http://www.cambridge.org/ci/cambridgeenglish/catalog/teacher-training-development-and-research/curriculum-development-language-teaching-1/curriculum-development-language-teaching?format=PB&isbn=9780521804912 UR - https://ocul-uo.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_UO/gege1p/alma991001477409705161 ER -