Name: HIZZEL B.

DE CASTRO

Topic: Course planning and syllabus design

Topic Critical Review

Summary Topics/Concepts (3) New (3) Discussion Questions

Insights I Had I Have about the Article
I do not Understand
After Reading
the Article

The topic focuses on The article emphasizes I used to think If teachers could be
the steps on how to the methods to develop that it is just included in the
develop a course a course design, but does easy to curriculum design, to
design. not mention solutions to develop a what extent could they
real classroom settings course design. participate to share their
and context. Also, it However, I analysis to the needs and
Essentially, it informs about the realize that interests of their
highlights the different syllabus the process is students?
following points: frameworks that could just easy to
How could a teacher
be a basis in developing a say but the
There are five maximize his/her
course design. Somehow, undertaking is teaching methods, to
dimensions of course it is always a question as complex and
development: make students
to how these that it needs competent in such short
1.developing a course frameworks are merged critical period of time but not
rationale together to have a thinking and compromising the quality
meaningful and judgement. of education?
2. choosing course
content functional course design,
I also realized To what extent teachers
thus achieving the could make their own
3. sequencing course that a
communicative curriculum design, while
content teacher could
competence. aligning their standards
somehow to the standards set by
4. planning the course
content (syllabus and design his/her the department of
instructional blocks own design, education, thus reflecting
on basis of it to the competencies of
5. preparing the scope the curriculum?
his/her own
and sequence plan
context in the
teaching and
learning
process.

I used to think
that it is
always the
mistake of the
curriculum
designers that
the teaching
and learning
becomes
difficult.
However, this
time, I
realized that it
is also the
teachers’
responsibility
to find any
possible
means to
contextualized
and localized
the activities
provided by
the
curriculum
designers to
achieve
desired and
positive
results.