Approaches to Curriculum Development in Language Teaching: Goals, Materials And Their Sequencing


Çelik Ş., Dane G., Haylamaz S., Yılmaz Virlan A.

Language Horizons: Diverse Vistas in English Language Pedagogy III, Dilşah KALAY, Editör, Bidge Publications, Ankara, ss.33-58, 2023

  • Yayın Türü: Kitapta Bölüm / Araştırma Kitabı
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Yayınevi: Bidge Publications
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Ankara
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.33-58
  • Editörler: Dilşah KALAY, Editör
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Curriculum design is indeed a crucial and time-taking or [should be] time-taking process in the teaching of every subject area. It requires many steps like needs analysis, environment analysis, evaluation, etc., which all require special attention and detailed work. The step about decisions on goals, materials, and sequencing requires specific attention just like the other steps since it is the very course of action that students experience directly. For instance, setting a goal is crucial since it will be the destination for the students taking the course. Secondly, choosing the right materials is similar to choosing which paths to use during instruction, and lastly, sequencing of the content is close to the selection of the order of these paths. In that sense, in order not to get lost in the journey of teaching and learning, these steps, namely goals, content, and sequencing, of the curriculum design shall be developed carefully.