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The ELT Curriculum: Design, Innovation and Mangement
Ronald White
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Description for The ELT Curriculum: Design, Innovation and Mangement
Paperback. ELT teachers today are faced with a bewildering choice of aims, methods and materials. Series: Applied Language Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: EBA; JNKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
ELT teachers today are faced with a bewildering choice of aims, methods and materials. How can they design or choose language curricula best suited to their learners' needs? What options are open to them in designing and introducing new Syllabuses and methods? In answering these questions, the author begins by reviewing historically the development of ideas on language teaching and language curriculum. He describes various types of syllabus, both past and current, and he highlights the assumptions, principles and aims underlying them. Proposing curriculum renewal is one matter; introducing it into an existing system is quite another. The effective management ... Read more
ELT teachers today are faced with a bewildering choice of aims, methods and materials. How can they design or choose language curricula best suited to their learners' needs? What options are open to them in designing and introducing new Syllabuses and methods? In answering these questions, the author begins by reviewing historically the development of ideas on language teaching and language curriculum. He describes various types of syllabus, both past and current, and he highlights the assumptions, principles and aims underlying them. Proposing curriculum renewal is one matter; introducing it into an existing system is quite another. The effective management ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Series
Applied Language Studies
Number of Pages
204
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631151524
SKU
V9780631151524
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About Ronald White
Ronald V. White is Associate Director of the Centre for Applied Language Studies at the University of Reading.
Reviews for The ELT Curriculum: Design, Innovation and Mangement
"Ron White approaches ELT curriculum issues by making the case that however desirable curriculum renewal/change within the financial and administrative constraints of existing educational systems might be, the reality is frequently problematic. This book seems particularly aimed at educational administrators and teachers who want to expand their rudimentary knowledge of the subject, and ample background is provided via the author's ... Read more