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Deborah Ayers.
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18 August 2020 at 12:46 pm #2337
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KeymasterMy teaching context is mostly focused in private language schools or language schools associated with private universities, so public policy makers do not have much say here. In my experience within my contexts, either academic directors or teachers create the syllabi for classes, following guidelines from accreditation institutions that audit them. I’m not sure how much input is gotten from professional organization or other experts, although I agree this should be implemented. I would like to hear from someone who works in a public institution, though, and get some insight on how their curriculum is created.
I do not see any signs of “relaxation of Standard English norms” or any sort of acknowledgement of World Englishes myself. Does anyone else have any other experience in this sense?To view past replies go to: https://changingenglishes.proboards.com/thread/27/local-intelligence
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15 November 2020 at 9:31 pm #3753
Ahmed Abdullah Ali
MemberMost of the he private colleges and universities in Egypt are accredited to foreign universities abroad.
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28 December 2020 at 6:30 am #4643
Buddhika Daladawaththa
MemberHere, in Sri Lanka policies are designed at the national level considering most of the academic and professional bodies, but the pathetic condition lies in the implementation process where poor management and lack of supervision make the decisions enforced become null. And, sometimes what happens is policy decisions of teaching English changes with the change of political regimes.
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28 December 2020 at 7:06 pm #4662
Dauda Pikawi
MemberIn Nigeria experts are usually involved in the curriculum development though some times it comes with politics. But not much has been done recently on English language, it is still the monolithic conception they hold.
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2 January 2021 at 8:57 am #4735
Angelica Marie Estrabela
MemberIn my local university, curriculum development is not as fast compared to others since we need to conduct surveys if it was effective or not. Oftentimes, the curriculum design is more of monolithic concepts which make me feel sad.
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6 January 2021 at 4:32 pm #4803
Pabasara Ponnamperuma
MemberIn Sri Lanka, the decisions on English curriculum and English exams are designed by English professionals, professors, including lecturers, teachers in Sri Lanka. They are working and instructed under Ministry of Education. According to my opinion, we need to make an impact on future changes in the curriculum. For that, we can refer to international research and adapt them in the Sri Lankan context accordingly.
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12 January 2021 at 1:27 am #4848
Deborah Ayers
MemberI want to comment on the standardized tests they use for entry to American universities. The “grammar” section of those tests is so out of date, honestly! I guess I know that college professors might not be as flexible about language use, but even native speakers I teach are bewildered by some of the grammar rules because they’ve never heard anyone say things that way.
I also don’t see a whole lot of relaxation of the rules on the other English learner standardized tests either.
Maybe one day!
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