On the basis of a detailed introduction to the concept of language learners’needs, this paper illustrates the importance of needs analysis, both pre course analysis and ongoing analysis, in curriculum designing. By d...On the basis of a detailed introduction to the concept of language learners’needs, this paper illustrates the importance of needs analysis, both pre course analysis and ongoing analysis, in curriculum designing. By doing so, teachers can not only collect factual information for the purpose of setting broad goals related to language content; but also gather information about learners which can be used to guide the learning process once it’s under way. Learners, on the other hand, can be aware of their own learning under the direction of the specified objectives.展开更多
More and more educational researchers pay attention to the differences between China and the United States.Although the educational concepts of China and the United States respect"student-centered",and are v...More and more educational researchers pay attention to the differences between China and the United States.Although the educational concepts of China and the United States respect"student-centered",and are very close in educational system and institutional setting,they are still similar in curriculum design.Taking the University of Minnesota Twin Cities as an example,this paper makes a detailed comparative analysis from the four aspects of curriculum objectives,curriculum assessment,teaching activities and syllabus,finds out the essential differences between Chinese and American university curriculum design,and puts forward that the change of Chinese university curriculum design concept needs to start from basic education,and the cultivation of teachers'thinking and ability is the key influence of the reform factor.展开更多
Curriculum development efforts are widely investigated and studied by many researchers in the world. However, there are only few studies in number that specifically deal with curriculum development in the field of Eng...Curriculum development efforts are widely investigated and studied by many researchers in the world. However, there are only few studies in number that specifically deal with curriculum development in the field of English language teaching and its implementation in the Turkish context. Hence, the present study was designed to investigate Turkish national education curriculum and the sixth grade EFL （English as a foreign language） curriculum in Turkey through analyzing the documents belong to Turkish MoNE （ministry of national education）. This study first presents what national education and the sixth grade EFL curriculum involve, and then investigates the drawbacks of them based on the predetermined criteria. Finally, this study concludes with suggestions to overcome the mentioned shortcomings.展开更多
文摘On the basis of a detailed introduction to the concept of language learners’needs, this paper illustrates the importance of needs analysis, both pre course analysis and ongoing analysis, in curriculum designing. By doing so, teachers can not only collect factual information for the purpose of setting broad goals related to language content; but also gather information about learners which can be used to guide the learning process once it’s under way. Learners, on the other hand, can be aware of their own learning under the direction of the specified objectives.
基金This paper is a key project of"student-centered"education and teaching reform and research at the university level"Research on the teaching paradigm reform of accounting"(NoZd20160401).
文摘More and more educational researchers pay attention to the differences between China and the United States.Although the educational concepts of China and the United States respect"student-centered",and are very close in educational system and institutional setting,they are still similar in curriculum design.Taking the University of Minnesota Twin Cities as an example,this paper makes a detailed comparative analysis from the four aspects of curriculum objectives,curriculum assessment,teaching activities and syllabus,finds out the essential differences between Chinese and American university curriculum design,and puts forward that the change of Chinese university curriculum design concept needs to start from basic education,and the cultivation of teachers'thinking and ability is the key influence of the reform factor.
文摘Curriculum development efforts are widely investigated and studied by many researchers in the world. However, there are only few studies in number that specifically deal with curriculum development in the field of English language teaching and its implementation in the Turkish context. Hence, the present study was designed to investigate Turkish national education curriculum and the sixth grade EFL （English as a foreign language） curriculum in Turkey through analyzing the documents belong to Turkish MoNE （ministry of national education）. This study first presents what national education and the sixth grade EFL curriculum involve, and then investigates the drawbacks of them based on the predetermined criteria. Finally, this study concludes with suggestions to overcome the mentioned shortcomings.
