Spring 2026 Semester Topic: Curriculum/Materials Development and Assessment
This advanced-level teaching methods course addresses major components of teaching English an additional language with an emphasis on curriculum development and assessment. Students will explore foundational concepts in ESL/EFL curriculum development, including needs and context analysis, goals and objectives, pedagogical approaches, sequencing and scaffolding, materials development, and student and course assessment. Students will gain practice in applying these concepts in context-sensitive ways through an individual, semester-long course design project. We will also examine curriculum and assessment practices from a sociopolitical perspective throughout the course.