Curriculum Development in Language Teaching

Curriculum Development in Language Teaching Second edition describes and examines key stages in the process of curriculum development and implementation, including situation analysis, needs analysis, goal setting, syllabus design, materials development and adaptation, teaching and teacher support, and evaluation. As well as describing and examining a traditional product-focused curriculum perspective, is also considers curriculum from the perspective of classroom processes. The book is written in an accessible manner to give the reader a clear introduction to fundamental issues and practices and highlights issues which can impact significantly on curriculum, so readers gain an insight into the effectiveness of innovation in curriculum.