“Format & Presentation”

INTRODUCTION Deciding the format and the way a curriculum should be presented, determines a very well planned forecast in which, some parts of a curriculum design must be considered. This is for having not only a high-quality instrument of teaching, but also a very detailed and well organized guide for the students. “The aim of this part of the curriculum design process is to choose the teaching and learning techniques and design the lesson plans.” Language curriculum design / I.S.P. Nation and John Macalister. The crucial function of this essay is to reinforce the idea of an ideal curriculum that depends on how well applied, established and organized is the designing of any curriculum for teaching purposes. There are some strategies and ideas the writer mentions on the book and diverse contents which will be carefully taken into account and developed in the next chapter by way of a reaction essay. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK Important aspects to consider in this chapter are: environment, needs and principles. I believe the one of the most important validations for any curricular designer on how the lessons are, how the tasks and activities are accommodated is definitely the environment, so it will justify why the curriculum was made the way it was. Something the teachers must do ahead since the very first day of classes is an analysis of how students might behave on class and what their level of English is; that previous evaluation must include their needs, lacks, and wants, so that teachers may have facts in which will be based the presentation we want to give to that specific class. After that, then come the principles that are divided in inputs, outputs, motivation and the four strands which is the usage of the language and its development. The format of a curriculum design is all about length by making use of threads (activities). I am certain that when students spend time in class doing relevant activities which are useful for the comprehension of the lesson, is one of the best investments a teacher can do because a process full of vivid activities are very valuable for the students as the learning process will remain in a long-term. Finally, the many techniques we can apply on classes and activities can be diverse. The most important is to set clear goals and instructions with a real objective. CONCLUSION As a conclusion, variation, creativity, lot of work and mixture are unquestionably key facts when a curriculum design is on process. Teachers may use many methods, techniques and support material applicable on classes but the most important are the settled goals teachers will be working on and the clear expectations we have from the students. Format and presentation should be like designing a house, we want very well structured bases, so that no wind will demolish it.