Description
This clear and comprehensive text provides a practical guide to designing language courses by encouraging teachers to explore ways of evaluating materials and planning and organizing content
Features
Examines the issues of designing language courses from three distinct perspectives: Teachers' Voices, which are authentic accounts of teachers' experiences; Frameworks, which are comprehensive discussions of theoretical issues; and Investigations, which are inquiry-based activities.
Table of Contents
1. A Systems Approach to Course Design
2. Defining the Context
3. Articulating Beliefs
4. Conceptualizing Content
5. Formulating Goals and Objectives
6. Assessing Needs
7. Organizing the Course
8. Developing Materials
9. Adapting a Textbook
10. Designing an Assessment Plan