TEACHING &

CURRICULUM
KEVIN DURAN
Design..
Grave’s model of
curriculum design
KEVIN DURAN
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ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS

NEEDS ANALYSIS

GOALS

Teaching PRINCIPLES
&
Curriculu
CONTENT AND SEQUENCING m
design
FORMAT AND PRESENTATION

MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT

EVALUATION
 Environment Analysis

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› WILL THIS ACTIVITY BE › WILL THIS ACTIVITY BE TOO
INTERESTING ENOUGH FOR NOISY?
MY LEARNERS?
› DO I HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO
DO THIS ACTIVITY?

› DO THE LEARNERS KNOW HOW › WILL THIS ACTIVITY CREATE A

TO DO THIS KIND OR WILL I LOT OF MARKING FOR ME TO
HAVE TO EXPLAIN IT TO THEM? DO?
 Needs Analysis

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› IS THIS MATERIAL TOO DIFFICULT FOR MY LEARNERS?

› IS THERE SOMETHING NEW FOR MY LEARNERS TO LEARN

IN THIS ACTIVITY?

› WILL EVERYONE IN THE CLASS BE ABLE TO COPE WITH

THIS ACTIVITY?
 Principles

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› WILL THIS ACTIVITY BE ARE MY LEARNERS DOING
INTERESTING ENOUGH FOR ENOUGH READING?
MY LEARNERS?
› IS IT GOOD TO GET LEARNERS
TO MEMORISE WODS OR
PHRASE?
› SHOULD I DO THE SAME › SHOULD MY LEARNERS BE
ACTIVITY AGAIN? DOING HOMEWORK?
 GOALS

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Not all teachers set Goals are central

“IS THIS It is important that Conditions and
language learning to any curriculum
each goal is goals are in a
goals for the ACTIVITY related to its own causative design.
activities they use. RESULTING IN conditions and sequence.
ANY USEFUL signs.
LEARNING?”
 Content and Sequencing

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› WHAT LEARNING PASSAGE › WHAT VOCABULARY WILL I GET THE
WILL I USE? LEARNERS TO FOCUS ON IN THIS
ACTIVITY?

› HOW CAN I REPEAT LANGUAGE › WHAT TOPICS SHOULD I GET THE

ITEMS WHICH WERE USED IN THE LEARNERS TO TALK ABOUT IN MY
PREVIOUS LESSONS? DISCUSSION ACTIVITIES?
 Format and Presentation

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› WHAT ACTIVITIES WILL I GET › SHALL I GET THEM TO DO THIS
THE LEARNERS TO DO INDIVIDUALLY OR IN PAIRS?
TODAY?

› SHOULD I HAVE A PRE- › HAVE I GOT A GOOD BALANCE

READING OR POST-READING OF ACTIVITIES IN THIS LESSON?
DISCUSSION?
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› IS THIS ACTIVITY GOING ARE ALL THE LEARNERS
WELL? PARTICIPATING IN THE ACTIVITY?

› ARE SOME LEARNERS DOING

MORE WORK THAN OTHERS?

› HAVE THE LEARNERS LEARNT › SHOULD I GIVE THE LEARNERS A

ANYTHING FROM THIS ACTIVITY? TEST TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO
KEEP ON LEARNING?
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› IS THE COURSE GOING › ARE THE LEARNERS HAPPY
WELL? WITH THE COURSE?

› AM I HAPPY WITH THE COURSE?

› CAN I SEE WAYS IN WHICH I CAN › WOULD OTHER TEACHERS THINK

IMPROVE THE COURSE? THAT MY COURSE IS A GOOD
COURSE?
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› THE CURRICULUM SHOULD HELP LEARNERS SHOW HOW TO
LEARN BEYOND THE BOOK.

› ENCOURAGING LEARNER AUTONOMY IS THUS AN

IMPORTANT GOAL IN CURRICULUM DESIGN.
Thank You!