KEYSTONE COLLEGE

#13, Marcos Highway, Bakakeng Central, Baguio City, Philippines

Tel. No. : (074) 442- 1890,
e- mail Address: keystonecollegebaguio@gmail.com

Course Code: Engl 205

Course Title: Language Curriculum
Course Description
The subject of this course is the language curriculum. “Curriculum” is a broad term that can include syllabus and materials selection,
teaching strategies, assessment and evaluation. It can be examined at many levels: the national or societal curriculum, the curriculum that
teachers plan, the one they implement, the curriculum that learners receive and the one that they take up and learn.
Course outcomes
The course introduces a range of options for organizing the content of the second language curriculum. It develops a practical
understanding of key principles and processes used in planning and assessing courses of instruction. By the end of the course, students
will be able to …
 select appropriate syllabus types and components for different types of courses and students
 plan a course for a particular group of students: from context analysis to assessment options
 evaluate the strengths and limitations of various types of course materials
 create formative and summative assessments of students’ learning
Topics:
Part I: Curriculum options
1. English language teaching (ELT) past and present
2. Communicative language teaching (CLT)
3. Issues of power and cultural context in ELT
4. English for specific purposes (ESP); English for academic purposes (EAP); English as a lingua franca (ELF)
Part II: Curriculum development processes
5. Considering macro- and micro- context influences
6. Considering the learners (needs analysis)
7. Considering teaching principles
8. Setting goals and objectives
9. Working with course materials
10. Selecting and organizing course and lesson content
11. Monitoring and assessing learning
12. Test
Deadlines and submission of coursework:
Deadlines for coursework are non-negotiable. In extreme circumstances, such as illness, you may seek an extension but you will be
required to provide a doctor's certificate before the assignment is due. All late assignments without a pre-approved extension will be
penalised one mark per day late.
Course Evaluation:
Prelim Grade: CS+PE/2
Midterm Grade: CS+ME+PG/3
Final Grade: CS+FE+MG/3

Prepared by: Mr. Gerald A. Tacderas