Case Studies in Language Curriculum Design by Macalister, John; Nation, I.S.P.;

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This casebook covers a wide range of teaching-learning contexts and offers in-depth analyses of ESL/ELT language curriculum design issues. Each case draws on and is linked to the model presented in Nation and Macalister’s Language Curriculum Design.

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Case studies are a powerful pedagogical tool for illuminating constructs and models in real-life contexts. Covering a wide range of teaching-learning contexts and offering in-depth analyses of ESL/ELT language curriculum design issues, this casebook is distinctive and unique in that each case draws on and is clearly linked to a single model presented in Nation and Macalister’s Language Curriculum Design (www.routledge.com/9780415806060), giving the book a high degree of coherence. A short commentary by the editors after each case highlights features of note and/or issues arising from it. This is a versatile text, designed to work as a companion to Language Curriculum Design (adding meaning and depth to the model presented there by relating it to a range of applications), as a stand-alone text, or as a resource for language teacher trainees, teacher educators, practicing teachers, program administrators, and materials writers in the field.

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Preface

1. Introduction







Paul Nation and John Macalister









2. A survival language learning syllabus for foreign travel







Paul Nation and David Crabbe









3. Design meeting context: A general English course for Burmese adults







Katie Julian and Derek Foster









4. Designing English language courses for Omani students







Angela Joe









5. My ideal vocabulary teaching course







Paul Nation









6. Opening the door to international communication: Peruvian officials and APEC







Susan Smith









7. Helping skilled migrants into employment: The workplace communication program







Nicky Riddiford









8. The blended language learning course in Taiwan: Issues & challenges of instructional design







Gi-Zen Liu









9. Designing the assessment of a university ESOL course







John Read and Lizzy Roe









10. Refreshing a writing course: The role of evaluation







John Macalister









11. Localizing Spanish in the Ann Arbor Languages Partnership: Develoopiing and using a ‘teachable’ curriculum







Donald Freeman, Maria Coolican and Kathleen Graves









12. Learning to teach Spanish: Identifying, inducting, and supporting apprentice teachers in the Ann Arbor Languages Partnership







Donald Freeman, Maria Coolican and Kathleen Graves









13. Negotiated syllabuses: Do you want to?







Andrew Boon









14. Enhancing consumerist literacy practices in an urbanizing community







Moses Samuel and Saratha Sithamparam









15. The teacher as intermediary between national curriculum and classroom







Kevin Parent









16. Developing a blogwriting program at a Japanese university

Patrick Foss