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Song experience 1: Song 1 (1) Curriculum vs. syllabus The components of a curriculum Classroom Language (1) Homework: Assigned reading
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Song experience: Song 1 (2) Song experience: Song 2 (1) Game experience: Game 1 Curriculum component 1: Rationale and goals Classroom Language (2) Homework: Assigned reading Write rationale and goals for your own curriculum
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Song experience 1: Song 1 (3) Song experience 2: Song 2 (2) Game experience: Game 1 (1) Curriculum component 2: Institutional framework Classroom Language 3 Homework: Write up the “Institutional framework” section of your curriculum.
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Song experience: Song 1 (4) Song experience: Song 2 (3) Game experience: Game 1 (2) Discuss “Institutional framework” section of your curriculum Curriculum component 3: The learners Language teaching games 1 Homework: Write up the “Learners” section of your curriculum
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Song experience: Song 1 (5) Song experience: Song 2 (4) Game experience: Game 1 (3) Share “Learners” section of your curriculum. Language teaching games 2 Designing games Homework: Select or design a language teaching game. Make materials and be ready to demonstrate the game in class.
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Song experience: Song 2 (5) Song experience: Song 3 (1) Game experience: Game 1 (4) Lecture: Lesson Sequencing for games Homework: Write up a four or five part lesson sequence for a game and be prepared to present it to the class and demonstrate the game
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Song experience: Song 3 (2) Present lesson sequences for games Curriculum component 4: Content Homework: Write up the “Content” section of your curriculum
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Song experience: Song 3 (3) Present content section of your curriculum Lecture: Language teaching songs Homework: Review book of teaching songs. Be prepared to make general comments on book. Prepare handout of lyrics for one or two songs and bring materials (CD, cassette) to play song in class. Assigned reading |
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Storybook experience: Story 1 (1) Present songs to class and explain materials Songs: lesson sequencing Curriculum component 5: Methodology Homework: Write language learning history. Write up a model lesson sequence for a song.
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Storybook experience: Story 1 (2) Discussion of language learning histories. Methodology questionnaire Present lesson sequences for songs Homework: Write up “Methodology” section of curriculum
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Present “Methodology” section of curriculum Lecture: Teaching storybooks Curriculum component 6: Model unit Homework: Select a storybook to share with the class next week. Write up a lesson sequence. Write up the “Model unit” section of your curriculum.
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Present storybooks and lesson sequences. Present the model unit of your curriculum. Curriculum component 7: Evaluation Homework: Write up the evaluation section of your curriculum.
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Present completed curriculum |