Curriculum Design
by agus rodriguez
1. Problematizing
1.1. Considerate what can go wrong
1.2. Think solutions of the problems beforehand
2. Specifying Goals
2.1. Desirable and attainable program purposes
2.1.1. Participate in social conversations
2.1.2. Speak with minor errors
2.1.3. Participate comfortably
2.1.4. Self-monitor their speech
3. Conceptualizing a course Syllabus
3.1. factors
3.1.1. time
3.1.2. expertise
3.1.3. money
3.2. Goals for the course
3.3. Objectives for the module
3.4. List of topics and grammatical forms to be taught
4. Assesment
4.1. Traditional periodic tests
4.2. quizzes
4.3. multiple choice tests
4.4. journals, portfolios
5. An overview
5.1. Information you want to get from the Ss.
5.2. Situational Analysis
5.2.1. Educational setting
5.2.1.1. Societal and cultural norms
5.2.1.2. Goals, physical conditions, resources
5.2.2. Class Characteristics
5.2.2.1. Size of the class, relationships
5.2.3. Faculty Characteristics
5.2.3.1. Qualifications of the teachers
5.2.4. Governance of course content
5.2.4.1. Can teachers make changes?
5.2.5. Assesment and evaluation
5.2.5.1. Grading norms
6. Needs Analysis
6.1. Wants, desires, demands, expectations, motivations, lacks, requirements
6.2. Objective needs
6.2.1. demographic data
6.2.2. needs in terms of levels
6.2.3. Target context
6.3. Subjective needs
6.3.1. Attitude towards language
6.3.2. expectations
6.3.3. Strategies preferences