THE COURSE STUDIES THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND MATERIALS DESIGN. THE FOCUS OF THE COURSE WILL BE ON PLANNING (WHICH INCLUDES NEEDS ANALYSIS, OBJECTIVE SETTING, DURATION OF THE COURSE ETC.), CONTENT SELECTION (BASED ON FACTUAL INFORMATION SUCH AS PROFICIENCY LEVEL, AGE OF THE LEARNERS, EDUCATION BACKGROUND, PREVIOUS LEARNING EXPERIENCES,
LEARNING GOALS, ETC.), IMPLEMENTATION (INCLUDING METHODOLOGY) AND EVALUATION. IT WILL ALSO LOOK AT DEVELOPING MATERIALS FOR A LEARNER-CENTRED CURRICULUM IN WHICH ONLY ASPECTS OF THE LANGUAGE MOST URGENTLY REQUIRED BY THE LEARNERS WILL BE INCLUDED. THUS, EMPHASIS WILL BE ON DESIGNING AND ADAPTING OF MATERIALS TO MEET THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF THE LEARNERS.
LEARNING GOALS, ETC.), IMPLEMENTATION (INCLUDING METHODOLOGY) AND EVALUATION. IT WILL ALSO LOOK AT DEVELOPING MATERIALS FOR A LEARNER-CENTRED CURRICULUM IN WHICH ONLY ASPECTS OF THE LANGUAGE MOST URGENTLY REQUIRED BY THE LEARNERS WILL BE INCLUDED. THUS, EMPHASIS WILL BE ON DESIGNING AND ADAPTING OF MATERIALS TO MEET THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF THE LEARNERS.
- Lecturer: DR. SAMAH ALI MOHSEN MOFREH
Skill Level: Beginner