Syllabus design to curriculum development

Focus on general English based on vocabulary level and linguistic difficulty.

Any relationship to each other.

After World War II

Considering the legacy of the UK, and the rising power of the US as a potency

The mastery of practical English instead of academic mastery.

The 1950’s and 1960`s flourished with methodological innovations

A structural Syllabus

Meaningful presentations of structures

Sequence of classroom activities.

the Structural Method

the audiolingual method focused on:

Habits strengthened by reinforcement

Focusing on the right response

Viewing language as a behavior

Nearing the mid 1970`s the need for a collective change emerged

Communicative Language Teaching

a completely different view on how to develop curricula

in the very core during these stages

Curriculum planning

Specifications: ends means

Program implementation

Classroom implementation