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تهیه و تدوین مطالب درسی

Syllabus Design and Materials Development

 

 

Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz

 

Instructor: Vahdat

This course will familiarize you with the basic principles of curriculum development and syllabus design in language education. It will help you plan and structure your course and syllabus to effectively reach desired instructional goals. The focus will be on the following topics.

Readings	Topic
McDonough, Shaw &Masuhara (2013), Chapter 1	Introduction
Nunan (2001), Chapter 1 Cunningsworth (1984), Chapter 1	A.Scope of syllabus design B. Course books and language learning
Nunan (2001), Chapter 2	Parts of departure
Nunan (2001), Chapter 3	Product-oriented syllabus
Nunan (2001), Chapter 4	Process-oriented syllabus
Cunningsworth (1984), Chapter 2	The language content
Cunningsworth (1984), Chapter 3	The selection and grading of language items
Nunan (2001), Chapter 5	Objectives
McDonough, Shaw &Masuhara (2013), Chapter 3	Evaluating ELT materials
McDonough, Shaw &Masuhara (2013), Chapter4	Adapting materials

           

Course Requirements

Regular attendance and active participation in class discussion

A presentation on a specific topic concerning syllabus design and materials development

Materials design project

Final exam

Required Materials

Cunningsworth, A. (1984). Evaluating and Selecting EFL Teaching Materials. Heinemann     

           Educational Books.

Johnson, R, K. (1989). The Second Language Curriculum. Cambridge University Press. 

McDonough, J; Shaw, C; &Masuhara, H. (2013). Materials and Methods in ELT. Wiley-

          Blackwell. 

Nunan, D. (2001). Syllabus Design. Oxford:OUP.