Theme 3: Approaches to language teaching: syllabus design and lesson planning

Resources

Presentations given at workshops on Syllabus design

Developing a Curriculum for Less Commonly Taught Languages
Çiğdem BALIM, University of Indiana at Bloomington

Syllabus design for HE language teaching
Christophe Gagne, MML, University of Cambridge


A slideshow on approaches to lesson planning.

Lesson Planning in language teaching
Jocelyn Wyburd, Language Centre, University of Cambridge

References

Klapper, J (2006) Understanding and developing good practice: Language teaching in higher education. CiLT, London
Chapter 5 “Course design and lesson planning” covers all the essentials: curricular matters; approaches to course structure; planning: general issues; structuring lessons; conclusion: lessons for the classroom. Further suggested reading is also provided