EDF5644 · Curriculum design and innovation in TESOL contexts

Overview

Curriculum involves the integration of knowledge from the key areas of language leaning and teaching, such as linguistics, language development, pedagogy, assessment and materials development. Language curriculum design and innovation is fundamental to the work of all TESOL educators. This unit develops understandings of theoretical approaches to curriculum design and innovation processes in diverse contexts. It provides you with practical knowledge and skills in curriculum design processes including needs analysis, environmental analysis, goal setting, scoping and sequencing, implementation and change management, assessment and evaluation. You will engage with substantive research and case studies of language curriculum models and analyse and evaluate existing curricula in different English language teaching contexts. You will develop understanding of curriculum change processes and strategies for implementation, change management and curricula leadership.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

Learning outcomes

1. develop an advanced understanding of language curriculum, its design and implementation
2. critically analyse existing curriculum design models
3. reflect critically on specific curriculum contexts
4. synthesise theoretical approaches to curriculum design with specific language teaching contexts to develop innovations in English language education.

Workload

The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per teaching period comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Usually, you can expect to engage with: • a total of 24 hours of scheduled learning. These will typically include 18-24 hours of on-campus regular directed learning activities, with any remaining hours of scheduled learning delivered online via a combination of synchronous and asynchronous directed learning activities and self-directed/independent study OR • a total of 24 hours of scheduled learning delivered online via a combination of synchronous and asynchronous directed learning activities, and the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study^ ^ International students studying in Australia are not permitted to undertake this scheduled learning delivery mode

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.