Conceptualizing Curriculum

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How we describe what our curriculum will look like in the classroom.

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Designing Language Courses : 

Designing Language Courses Conceptualizing the Course 4

Can you see the hidden tiger? : 

Can you see the hidden tiger?

A balancing act : 

A balancing act

Conceptualizing Content : 

Conceptualizing Content A matter of articulating what you will explicitly teach (focus) and having a rationale (why) for making those choices.

Making Connections : 

Making Connections

Keeping it Real : 

Keeping it Real

The Difficult Process : 

The Difficult Process Making Choices -- What goes in? What doesn’t? Drafting -- What order? When, Where, How? Revising -- What worked?, what didn’t?

Questions to ask : 

Questions to ask 38

Task 4.2 What is the “content” of a course? : 

Task 4.2 What is the “content” of a course? Vocabulary Grammar Materials Genres Themes Functions Assessment Skills Activities Textbook 42

Broad areas of conceptualization : 

Broad areas of conceptualization 43

Task 4.1 – Mind Mapping : 

Task 4.1 – Mind Mapping 41

Language related content : 

Language related content 49

Learner related Content : 

Learner related Content Affective Goals: attitude toward self, others and the target culture/language. ie. Building confidence, motivation Interpersonal Skills: relationship towards others for the purpose of learning. ie. Roles / turn taking Learning Strategies: practicing ways to learn better. Ie. Self monitoring / pneumonics 42

Social Context related Content : 

Social Context related Content Socio-linguistic: paralinguistic ability, register Socio-cultural: identity, values, norms, customs Socio-political: life skills, critical language awareness 52

Task 4.3 a/b Compare / Reflect : 

Task 4.3 a/b Compare / Reflect Compare how 2 textbook authors conceptualized content. Describe how a language course you attended/taught was conceptualized.

Task 4.4 : 

Task 4.4 What areas we discussed (fig. 4.4) were included on Iris Broudy’s mind map?

Task 4.5 - Analyze : 

Task 4.5 - Analyze 54

Task 4.6 - Analyze II : 

Task 4.6 - Analyze II 58

What do you think? : 

What do you think? 59

Task 4.7 - You Conceptualize! : 

Task 4.7 - You Conceptualize! 64

Task 4.8 : 

Task 4.8 Don’t do this!

Task 4.9 - Compare : 

Task 4.9 - Compare Mind Map Vs Grid What are the advantages and disadvantages of these ways of conceptualizing the content. 59

Task 4.10 - Your opinion : 

Task 4.10 - Your opinion Chris’ flow charts What do you like / don’t like about his approach and design? 66