基本説明
This book fills a gap in language education through the application of social theory to curriculum design. It describes an integrated theoretical framework for curriculum design and presents examples of text-based curriculum. As such, it will provide teachers, teacher educators and curriculum planners with a curriculum model for teaching children and adults in different contexts from preschool to adult education as well as serving as a practical guide for students training to become teachers.
Full Description
This book applies social theory to curriculum design and sets out a program for language curriculum renewal for the 21st century. It includes many examples of text-based curricula and describes a plan for curriculum renewal based on texts as the unit of analysis for planning, for teaching and for assessment. Underpinned by Halliday's semiotic theory of language, the book combines the theory of language as a resource for meaning-making with learning language as learning to mean. The curriculum design constructs curriculum around social practices and their texts rather than presenting language as grammatical and lexical objects. This work will provide teachers, teacher educators and curriculum planners with a curriculum model for teaching children and adults in different contexts from preschool to adult education as well as serving as a practical guide for students.
Contents
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction: Curriculum Design and Renewal
Chapter One: Texts in the Fabric of Life
Chapter Two: Change and Renewal in Curriculum Design
Chapter Three: Learning the Language of Social Practices
Chapter Four: Curriculum Design
Chapter Five: Curriculum Planning
Chapter Six: Teaching Practices
Chapter Seven: Curriculum Applications
Chapter Eight: Curriculum Design in Higher Education: Planning Academic Programs
Chapter Nine: Language Planning, Curriculum Renewal, and Teacher as Researcher
