Review of Curriculum Development ELT

Abstract

The explanation that is given by Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, 2005 for the term curriculum is: ‘Curriculum refers to the subjects that are included in a course of study or taught in a school, college, etc.’ In the context of language education, however, the term needs careful and precise description. According to Stern (1983), the term curriculum is used in two related senses. The first refers to the substance of a programme of studies of an educational institution or system. Thus, ‘school curriculum’ or ‘university curriculum’ refer to this meaning. In the second sense, curriculum refers to the course of study or content in a particular subject, such as the mathematics curriculum or science curriculum. The curriculum theory highlights 1) curriculum philosophy, 2) the purpose and content with a paradigm for evaluation and 4) development and implementation. The paper present a broad over view of various stand points of curriculum development with critical appraisal.

Keywords: ELT, Curriculum Development, Review, Critical Apprisal