Bahçeşehir University English Preparatory Programme

Bahçeşehir University

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT OUTLINE

1. NEEDS ANALYSIS: With Prep-School Ss, Faculty Ss, Faculty instructors, and Prep-School Instructors

• Questionnaires & a brief summary of the results

2. LEVEL DESCRIPTORS:

• CEF

3. INSTRUCTIONAL GOALS & OBJECTIVES

• Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking, Grammar, and Vocabulary

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Bahçeşehir University English Preparatory Programme

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4. SYLLABUS:

• Theme-based, multi-strand, task-based

5. SELECTION AND ORGANIZATION OF COURSE CONTENT:

• Coursebook (Language Leader)

6. EVALUATION OF MATERIALS, RESOURCES & LEARNER ACTIVITIES:

• Supplementary materials, Critical Thinking, Institutional header, PPT Template

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7. WEEKLY PLANNERS

• Timing the schedule

• Flexi time

8. ASSESSMENT

• Exams, Portfolio, Task rubrics

9. EVALUATION OF THE PROGRAM

• Level meetings, Teacher/Student Evaluation Forms, Appraisals, Class Representative Meetings

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Bahçeşehir University English Preparatory Programme

• 200 Hours per CEFR level

• candidates’ language learning background,• intensity of the study, • age,• motivation,• the amount of study/exposure outside of lesson times.

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COMMON EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK REFERENCE FOR LANGUAGES Bahçeşehir

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Bahçeşehir University English Preparatory Programme

Descriptive not prescriptive

ISSUES TO BE CONSIDERED

• All the instructors think that there should be a committee and this committee should be in touch with the book publishers.

• If a new book or material is chosen, this material must be tested by another university.

• The publisher should have a kind of workshop which will explain the instructors how to follow the book effectively.

ISSUES TO BE CONSIDERED

• Controversy: Skills Integration vs. Skills Isolation

• Can you really isolate them?

ACTION PLANS APPLIED AT BU

STUDENT HANDBOOK

CURRICULUM SUPPORT

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Bahçeşehir University English Preparatory Programme

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Bahçeşehir University English Preparatory Programme

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Bahçeşehir University English Preparatory Programme

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Learning Center

• Self-access

• Tutorials• Grammar

• Writing• Speaking• Proficiency Test Prep