Case studies in language curriculum design / edited by John Macalister and I.S.P. Nation.

Case studies are a powerful pedagogical tool for illuminating constructs and models in real-life contexts. Covering a wide range of teaching-learning contexts and offering in-depth analyses of ESL/ELT language curriculum design issues, this casebook is distinctive and unique in that each case draws...

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Other Authors: Macalister, John, 1956-, Nation, I. S. P.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2011.
Series:ESL and applied linguistics professional series.
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Table of Contents:
  • Case Studies in Language Curriculum Design Concepts and Approaches in Action Around the World; Copyright; Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; 1 Introduction; 2 A Survival Language Learning Syllabus for Foreign Travel; 3 Design Meeting Context: A General English Course for Burmese Adults; 4 Designing English Language Courses for Omani Students; 5 My Ideal Vocabulary Teaching Course; 6 Opening The Door to International Communication: Peruvian Officials and Apec; 7 Helping Skilled Migrants into Employment: The Workplace Communication Program.
  • 8 The Blended Language Learning Course in Taiwan: Issues and Challenges of Instructional Design9 Designing the Assessment of a University Esol Course; 10 Refreshing a Writing Course: The Role of Evaluation; 11 Localizing Spanish in the Ann Arbor Languages Partnership: Developing and Using a "Teachable" Curriculum; 12 Learning to Teach Spanish: Identifying, Inducting, and Supporting Apprentice Teachers in the Ann Arbor Languages Partnership; 13 Negotiated Syllabuses: Do You Want to?; 14 Enhancing Consumerist Literacy Practices in an Urbanizing Community.
  • 15 The Teacher as Intermediary between National Curriculum and Classroom16 Developing a Blogwriting Program at a Japanese University; Index.