DISEO Y DESARROLLO CURRICULAR EN INGLES

Course Description The course provides a survey and analysis of L2 curriculum and syllabus design, beginning with a historical exploration of curriculum design. The role of action research for continued teacher development within L2 curricula, as well as an examination of language program administration issues will be visited. More specifically, it will familiarize students with theoretical and practical issues related to the selection of content and the development of corresponding instructional materials for ESL/EFL courses. It will provide students with an opportunity to engage in a practical project, tailored to a teaching setting where call centers need to be designed for the future needs of the our society. Multiple-Step Course Project Over the course of this semester, you will be involved in a multiple-step curriculum project. The first five steps of the project will be turned in for feedback; it is expected that youll do the best job possible on these versions. It is assumed that you will revise each step in response to my comments, peer comments, and information learned from subsequent course readings and activities. The final version of your project will include all seven steps. The project components should be reformatted with continuous pagination, a title page, some sort of introductory statement (preface), sections (corresponding to steps 1-7) with appropriate APA headings, reference page, appendices (properly referenced in the body of your project). The project can be submitted in a spiral notebook, as a bound packet, or in some other appropriate fashion. Step 1: Parameters of teaching situation (1 page) Write a prose description of your targeted teaching situation. Define the parameters listed below. The situation, as you describe it, should influence all other decisions made in this curriculum project. a) location of course (ESL or EFL); b) level of instruction (i.e., elementary, secondary, adult, higher education); c) nature of course (e.g., VESL, EAP, ESP); d) age(s) of students; e) language background(s) of students; f) educational background(s) of students; g) language proficiency of students (beginners, false beginners, intermediate, advanced); h) student motivation; i) size of class; j) resources available to language teachers. For the final version of this parameters statement, add a summary of other pertinent information (from steps 2-5) to depict the teaching situation/settings in clear terms.

Step 2: Needs analysis (2-3 pages, plus two appendices) Consider the purposes of a needs analysis for your targeted teaching situation and then do the following: Hypothesize, to the extent possible, your learners' needs and "hidden agendas" (Nunan, 1989). Consider the types of information that you need to collect to confirm and/or rework your hypotheses. Identify at least three types of procedures/instruments that you might use to conduct a needs analysis and state the purpose of each type. Design two needs assessment instruments that you could use to confirm your hypotheses and/or to gather additional information on learner needs. (Include actual instruments in different appendices. Remember to refer to each appendix in your written discussion. See APA to determine how to refer to appendix.) Discuss (a) the purpose of your needs assessment instruments, (b) how you might use the information obtained, and (c) their limitations. (Refer to Richards, chapter 3, and Graves, chapter 2 & 3, to guide your discussion and instrument design, if appropriate.) Step 3: Situation analysis (1-2 pages) Identify 2-3 factors (e.g., societal, institutional, teacher, learner, adoption) that might play a significant role in your target situation. Explain their potential impact (positive and negative) on the target setting. Consider why and how you might conduct a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis. (Refer to Richards, chapter 4, to guide your discussion.) Step 4: Goals and objectives (2-3 pages) With your needs and situation analyses in mind, do the following: State the goals (aims) of the overall target program Specify the content-, language-, and strategy-learning objectives of the specific course you are planning. (Refer to Richards, chapter 5, and Graves, chapters 2 & 4, to guide your discussion.) Step 5: Specification of predominant syllabus frameworks and course content (2-3 pages) It is assumed that you will adopt some form of hybrid syllabus to meet your students needs. With this assumption in mind, do the following:

 Identify the predominant syllabus frameworks that will be used to structure your course and define your instructional priorities. Provide a well articulated and well developed rationale for your choices, making appropriate reference to course readings. (Include an APA formatted reference page.) Based on these syllabus frameworks, identify course content that will facilitate your ability to meet program goals and objectives. (Refer to Richards, chapter 6, course readings, and Graves, chapter 5, for guidance.) Step 6: Materials development/Sample lessons (3-5 page preface, followed by lesson plans in appendices) Develop THREE related 60-minute lessons (following the lesson plan template introduced in ENG 558 and 559) that illustrate key features of your curriculum/syllabus framework. Preface your lessons with a detailed statement that identifies key features of your lessons and that explains how those features complement students needs, program goals, course objectives, predominant syllabi frameworks, etc. (See Richards, chapter 8, and Graves, chapters 6 & 7, for guidance.) Step 7: Action research plan If you were in a position to implement your curriculum as it is currently designed, you would have an opportunity for systematic reflection/action research, a type of selfmonitoring that would provide you with valuable information about yourself as an ESL/EFL professional and about your curriculum/ syllabus. Identify one aspect of your teachingthat represents a natural extension of your lesson plansthat you are interested in learning about and/or wish to improve. Respond to these questions: How would you go about organizing your action research activity? What questions would you pose? How would you go about monitoring yourself? What would you hope to learn (e.g., about your teaching, teaching persona, curriculum, syllabus) from these observations? (Refer to Wallace, 1998, and other pertinent information from class to guide you. Add relevant references to your reference page.

Required Readings

Flowerdew, J., & Peacock, M. (2001). The EAP curriculum: Issues, methods, and challenges. In J. Flowerdew & M. Peacock (Eds.), Research perspectives on English for academic purposes (pp. 177-194). NY: Cambridge University Press. Johns, A. M., & Price-Machado, D. (2001). English for specific purposes (ESP): Tailoring courses to student needsand to the outside world. In Celce-Murcia (Ed.), Teaching English as a second or foreign language (3rd ed., pp. 43-54). Boston: Heinle & Heinle. Larsen-Freeman, D. (2000). Conclusion. In Techniqiues and principles in language teaching (2nd ed., pp. 177-189). NY: Oxford University Press. Richards, J. C., & Rodgers, T. S. (2001). The post-methods era. In Approaches and methods in language teaching (2nd ed., pp. 244-255). NY: Cambridge University Press. Snow, M. A. (2001). Content-based and immersion models for second and foreign language teaching. In M. Celce-Murcia (Ed.), Teaching English as a second or foreign language (3rd ed., pp. 303-318). Boston: Heinle & Heinle. Stoller, F. L. (1999). Time for change: A hybrid curriculum for EAP programs. TESOL Journal, 8(10), 9-13. Stoller, F. L. , & Grabe, W. (1997). A six-T's approach to content-based instruction. In M. A. Snow & D. M. Brinton (Eds.), The content-based classroom: Perspectives on integrating language and content (pp. 78-94). NY: Longman. Wallace, M. J. (1998). Why action research? In Action research for language teachers (pp. 4-19). NY: Cambridge University Press. Willis, J. (1996). The TBL framework: Overview and pre-task phase. In A framework for task-based learning (pp. 39-51). Essex, England: Longman. Suggested Readings Brown, J. D. (1995). The elements of language curriculum: A systematic approach to program development. Boston, MA: Heinle & Heinle. Krahnke, K. (1987). Approaches to syllabus design for foreign language teaching. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Regents Prentice Hall.

Nunan, D. (1989). Hidden agendas: The role of the learner in programme implementation. In R. K. Johnson (Ed.), The second language curriculum (pp. 176186). NY: Cambridge University Press. 1.Students are expected to complete all assignments on time. All out-of-class assignments should be typewritten, unless otherwise stated, following standard academic conventions. Late work will not be accepted. 3. Students will complete a multiple-step curriculum/syllabus/ materials project. See full description on appended handouts. The project will be reviewed in stages; students will have the opportunity to revise most sections before turning in the final version. 4. Students will submit four reflection papers in response to select course readings. Rather than summarize the readings, students will a) explore general insights of personal professional relevance, b) discuss predictable challenges, and/or c) explore generalizable "lessons-to-be-learned" that can be applied to students' own teaching interests. For case studies in the Graves (1996) volume, one possible way to get started is to consider the questions posed in Graves, on pages 9-10. Response papers should be 2-3 pages long, typewritten, double-spaced. Response papers longer than 3 pages will not be accepted. Response papers will be graded as follows: 1 point for grasp of content; 2 points for depth of discussion; 1 point for proper language use. 5. Students, in pairs or groups, will conduct a 10-12 minute class lesson on aspects of program administration highlighted in different chapters of the Christison & Stoller (1997) volume. The lesson should be interactive and involve all classmates in a critical thinking activity (through, for example, case studies, ranking or prioritizing activities). At the end of the lesson, a handout with 5-10 important insights from each chapter covered should be distributed to classmates. (This handout should be seen not only as a convenient summary of important points in the targeted chapters but also as a study guide for the comprehensive exam.) 6. Students will complete a take-home exam (covering course content from weeks 14). 7. Students will complete an in-class final exam (covering material from the entire course) during finals week. 8. Final evaluation is based on a point system of 100 points total. Totals are the sum of these weights: