English Language curriculum design, nature & scope of curriculum, principles of curriculum construction

1. ❖ English language curriculum, curriculum design
scope and nature principle of Curriculum
construction.
❖ Introduction :
➢ The language teaching is dynamic process. Now, it has
became multisensory.
➢ The learners has to develop all required skills of languages.
➢ English is taught as one of the subjects like Maths or science
in our classrooms where there is no environment of target
language.
➢ The teacher has to employee all his efforts for conclusive
environment in classroom.
◇ What is curriculum :
The term curriculum has been derived from a latin word
“ currere ” which means a race course or a runway or
which one runs to reach a goal.
◇ According to Cunningham :
“ Curriculum is a tool in the hand of the artist to mould
his material, according to his ideas in his studio.”
◇ According to Morroe :
“ Curriculum includes all those activities which are utilized by
the school to attain the aims of education.”

2. ❖ Curriculum design :
➢ Curriculum design is a term used to describe the purposeful,
deliberate and systematic organisation of curriculum with in a
class or course.
➢ The teacher designs each curriculum with specific
educational purpose in mind which is to improve student
learning.
❖ Types of curriculum design :
• There are three basic types of curriculum design :
1) Subject centred design :
➢ It revolves around a particular object matter or discipline.
2) Learner centred design :
➢ Learner centred design takes each individual’s need, interest
and goals.
3) Problem centred design :
➢ It focuses on teaching students how to look at a problem and
come up with a solution to the problem.
▪ Stages of curriculum design :
• Principle and purpose :
➢ It means setting out the intent of curriculum.
➢ Schools should begin the design process by establishing
their curriculum principles.

3. • Entitlement and enrichment :
➢ It refers to developing your pupil entitlement A school should
set out its pupil entitlement.
• Breadth and balance :
➢ It means developing the content of curriculum.
➢ Schools will need to arrange their curriculum content into
arrange of exciting themes and projects.
• Teaching narrative :
➢ It means planning the delivery of curriculum.
➢ After organizing their long term plans, teachers need to plot
the narrative of their projects.
• Resources :
➢ A good curriculum needs good quality recourses, which
include human recourses, Practical equipment, environment
and teaching resources.
• Review and evaluate :
➢ After establishing its curriculum a school will need to review
its impact on teaching and learning and make any
improvements and changes.
▪ Concluding these stages, I have mentions four basic
steps :
▪ Selection of aims.
▪ Selection of content and learning experiences.
▪ Organization content and learning experiences.
▪ Evolution of learning outcomes.

4. ▪ Scope of curriculum design :
• Teaching objectives :
➢ There are three types of teaching objectives :
1. cognitive 2. affective 3. Psychomotor
• Method : (Teaching strategies)
➢ The specific instructional Methods for the teacher often
described in a teacher’s edition.
• Materials :
➢ The media and tools that are used for teaching and learning.
• Assessment :
➢ The method of measuring student progress.
▪ Nature of curriculum design :
➢ Curriculum is very comprehensive in its nature.
➢ It touches all aspects of the life and interest of the pupils.
➢ It is intimately related with the individual as a member of the
society.
➢ It embodies the educational philosophy, The value it aims to
achieve.
▪ Principles of curriculum construction :
• Aims of education and objectivity :
➢ The curriculum should reflect the complexities of life and take
into consideration the aims and objectives of education.

5. ▪ Principle of interest – child centric principal :
➢ The curriculum should be framed according to the actual
needs, interest and capacities of the child.
▪ Principle of civic and social needs :
➢ The curriculum should aim at both development of the child
as well as society.
▪ Principle of integration and correlation :
➢ There should be a correlation between different topic and
one topic should be taught with the help of other topic.
▪ Principle of flexibility and variety :
➢ Curriculum should be flexible according to the need of the
students. It should include a variety of activities and
experiences.
▪ Principle of conservation and creativeness :
➢ Curriculum should conserve the past experiences of
humanity and also help an individual to develop his innate
potentialities.
▪ Principle of activity :
➢ Curriculum should be activity oriented drills and practice
should be emphasized.
▪ Principle of utility :

6. ➢ The larger interest of human race must be reflected in the
curriculum.
▪ Principle of forward looking :
➢ In forming the curriculum one must consider the future needs
of the child as well as society. It must prepare the students of
Shouldering future responsibility.
▪ Principle of individual differences :
➢ Curriculum should be dynamic. It should be formed on the
basic of age, needs, ability, mental and physical
development of the child.
▪ Principle of utilization of leisure :
➢ The leisure should not be misused, child’s mental and
physical power should be use properly.
▪ Principle of time :
➢ In the curriculum relative significance and importance of
each subject has to be judge and determined in the light of
the time available in the timetable.
❖ References:
▪ https://www.slideshare.net/valarpink/curriculum-its-meaning-
nature-and-scope
▪ Knowledge and curriculum, Bharathidasan University
▪ https://www.thoughtco.com/curriculum-design-definition-4154176
▪ http://www.preservearticles.com/education/complete-information-
on-the-meaning-and-principles-of-curriculum-construction/2598
▪ https://www.englishteachersite.com/posts_Principles%20of%20Cu
rriculum%20Construction%20for%20English%20Language_21
▪ https://www.scribd.com/doc/62806653/The-Nature-and-Scope-of-
Curriculum-Development