The standards are a set of “can do” statements for each grade language ability level of the CEFR. These statements were provided for reading, writing, speaking (monologue and conversation), and listening. The standards per grade level consists of 6 or more standards per skill.
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Designing an English Curriculum for Everyone
Angela Bailey (Universidad del Norte, Colombia), Nayibe Rosado (Universidad del Norte, Colombia), and Lourdes Rey (Universidad del Norte, Colombia)
Copyright: © 2018
|Pages: 22
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-3132-6.ch005
Abstract
In this chapter, the authors demonstrate a practical view of a foreign language curriculum development in Colombia. Within the chapter, they give a brief description of language policies that guided the curriculum; a discussion of the research framework, methods, and data collection; and a reflection of the choices made with regard to education, language, and language learning. By triangulating existing policies, contextual and conceptual needs analyses, and existing classroom practices, the authors demonstrate a collaborative and flexible means of meeting foreign language teaching across a broad spectrum of inconsistencies. Conclusions review and discuss the importance of maintaining an open and adaptable perspective throughout foreign language curriculum design while establishing and creating a working, flexible English language curriculum.