Series Editors' Preface
Preface xi
1 Introduction
1.1 Preamble
1.2 Linguistics and Language Teaching
1.3 Learner-Centred Curriculum Development
1.4 The Curriculum Process
1.5 The Structure of the Study
1.6 Conclusion
2 Curriculum Processes
2.1 Traditional Approaches to the Curriculum
2.2 ESL and Curriculum Planning
2.3 Summary
3 Learner-Centred Curriculum Development
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Theoretical Bases for Learner-Centred Curricula
3.3 Communicative Language Teaching and Learner-Centred Curricula
3.4 Communicative Language Teaching - The Teacher's Perspective
3.5 The Concept of Language Proficiency
3.6 Towards a Generalised Language Curriculum Framework
3.7 The Teacher and the Curriculum
3.8 Summary
4 Pre-Course Planning Procedures
4.1 Introduction
4.2 The Starting Point
4.3 Needs Analysis
4.4 Participants in Pre-Course Planning Procedures
4.5 Grouping Learners
4.6 Resources for Planning
4.7 Investigating Needs-Analysis Procedures
4.8 Conclusion
5 Planning Content
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Content Selection - An Empirical Investigation
5.3 Analytical Approaches to Content Specification
5.4 Deriving Content from Learner Data
5.5 Grading Content
5.6 Conclusion
6 Methodology
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Methodology and Communicative Language Teaching
6.3 Acquisition in the Classroom
6.4 Stimulating Classroom Acquisition
6.5 Methodology in a Learner-Centred Curriculum
6.6 Negotiating Learning Activities
6.7 Conclusion
7 Resources for a Learner-Centred Curriculum
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Materials in a Learner-Centred Curriculum
7.3 The Community as a Resource
7.4 The Teacher as Developer of Resources
7.5 Conclusion
8 Assessment and Evaluation
8.1 The Place of Evaluation in the Curriculum
8.2 Some Key Concepts in Evaluation
8.3 Some Key Questions in Evaluation
8.4 The Assessment of Second-Language Proficiency
8.5 Techniques for Self-Assessment
8.6 Conclusion
9 Evaluation and Professional Development
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Evaluation and the Planning Process
9.3 Evaluation and the Implemented Curriculum
9.4 Evaluation and the Assessed Curriculum
9.5 Causes of Learner Failure
9.6 Evaluation and Teacher Development
9.7 Conclusion
10 The Teacher as Curriculum Developer
10.1 Introduction
10.2 The Teacher as Curriculum Developer
A National Study
10.3 Future Directions
10.4 Conclusion
References
Appendix
Subject Index
Author Index
