Hi Everyone,
 
In England, an ESOL curriculum was put together around 2001 and learner materials to support it followed a couple of years later. Here is a link to the Adult ESOL Core Curriculum we refer to when planning courses etc. It has been particularly useful for new teachers and had supporting documents such as exemplars of learner language which helped tutors and assessors/ exam bodies get a 'feel' for the levels. 
 
Here is a link to it http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/sflcurriculum
 
 
with best wishes,
 
Naeema 
 

Naeema B.Hann 
PhD  Candidate 
Leslie Silver International Faculty 
Macaulay Hall 
Headingley Campus 
Leeds Metropolitan University 
Leeds LS6 3QS 

ph. 0113-8129311


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From: englishlanguage-bounces at nifl.gov on behalf of Amber Gallup
Sent: Fri 30/10/2009 15:45
To: The Adult English Language Learners Discussion List
Subject: [EnglishLanguage 5076] a real curriculum vs. textbook



Hello colleagues -

 

I'm wondering if anybody out there has recently gone through the process of designing or formalizing a leveled curriculum for their program (instead of just using a textbook as a curriculum)?  Would love to hear about your experiences - how you did it, what your process was, or just what you learned or found challenging? A program around here is thinking about doing just that, so I thought it would be good to hear what the field has to say about it - thanks in advance!

 

Amber Rodriguez

Riverdale, Maryland



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