The document discusses the principles and nature of English language curriculum design, emphasizing the need for a dynamic and multisensory approach to teaching. It outlines various types of curriculum design, stages of curriculum development, and principles of curriculum construction aimed at addressing the needs and interests of learners while fostering educational objectives. Key aspects include setting aims, content selection, assessment methods, and the integration of civic and social needs.

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