DESIGNING LANGUAGE LEARNING PROGRAMS
EDU5DLP
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Key issues in the development of materials and curriculum for language teaching are explored and related to assessment and reporting of learner language development. Students are introduced to basic principles and trends in materials and syllabus design from both a practical and a theoretical perspective. The relationship of materials and syllabus to wider issues of the nature of language, the nature of language learning and curriculum are explored and considered in the context of assessment goals and procedures. Some experience of language teaching would be preferable.
Faculty: Faculty of Education
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Howard Nicholas
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: N/A
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Case studies in language curriculum design: concepts and approaches in action around the world, | Prescribed | Macalister, J. and Nation, I. S. P. (eds)(2011) | ROUTLEDGE |