EFL Curriculum- Introduction

1. Universidad Nacional de Loja
Facultad de la Educación, el Arte y la Comunicación
Student´s name: Joselin Avila
Cycle: IV
EFL CURRICULUM

2. This English Language curriculum is
designed for students in:
It aims to support the policy of
developing citizens in Ecuador that can
communicate effectively in today´s
globalized world.
It supports the general educational
goals of:
Educación
General Básica
Bachillerato
General
Unificado
Justice
Innovation
Solidarity

3. 21st Century skills developed
through language learning
GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT
To develop learners’
understanding of the
world, of other cultures
and their own.
To develop the personal,
social and intellectual skills
needed to achieve their
potential
SOCIAL AND THINKING
SKILLS
FOUNDATION FOR
LIFELONG LEARNING
To create a love of
learning
languages starting at a
young age, in order to
foster learners’
motivation

4. THE CORE PRINCIPLES
The
communicative
language
approach
It integrates the
learning of
language with
cultural and
cognitive aspects
Content and
Language
Integrated
Learning (CLIL)
The curriculum is
based on
internationally
levels of teaching
and learning of
languages.
International
Standards
Language is a
means to
interact and
communicate
Thinking Skills
The learning
English develops
the thinking,
social and
creative skills
Learner-
centered
approach
The teaching
methodologies
should facilitate
the process of
learning.

5. COMMUNICATIVE
LANGUAGE
APPROACH
The learners are
competent in the
use of English for
oral and written
communication
This is
accomplished
through activities
that support the
interaction
The proposed EFL
curriculum´s focus
is communicative
This approach
emphasizes the
development of the
four communicative
skills

6. CONTENT AND
LANGUAGE
INTEGRATED
LEARNING (CLIL)
The critical thinking skills are a
mechanism for implementing the 4Cs
framework
The curriculum has five curricular threads:
Linguistic functions are framed within the
international standards of the Common
European Framework for Language
Reference (CEFR)
Content
Culture
Communication
Cognition
Communication
and Cultural
Awareness
Oral
Communication
Reading
Writing
Language
through the Arts

7. THINKING SKILLS
Meaningful interaction in a
foreign language requires the
integration of:
Oral skills
Written Skills
Comprehension
Critical Thinking Skills
The inclusion of
“thinking” is a key
component in multilingual
educational contexts

8. LEARNER-CENTERED APPROACH
The proposed EFL
curriculum’s focus is “learner-
centered”
FEATURES OF
LEARNER-CENTERED
APPROACH
Teachers are focused
on what and how the
students are learning
Teachers recognize
that students learn
in different ways.
Teachers seek to
involve learners
intellectually
Teachers respect the
students´ personality
Learning is an
active and dynamic
process.
Assessment is
formative