Postgraduate Module Descriptor


EFPM311: Principles and Practices of Curriculum Development and Syllabus Design

This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.

Indicative Reading List

This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.

  • Brown, J. D. (2016). Introducing needs analysis and English for specific purposes. London: Routledge
  • Castro, F. (2018). Curriculum development in Latin American cultures. In J. I. Liontas (Ed.) The TESOL Encyclopedia of English language teaching. (Project Editor: Margo DelliCarpini). Hoboken, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc
  • Christison, M. and D.E. Murray (2014). What English language teachers need to know Volume III: Designing Curriculum. Roultedge: New York
  • Graves, K. (1996). Teachers as Course Developers. CUP
  • Nation, I.S.P. & Macalister, J. (2010). Language Curriculum Design. Abingdon, Oxford: Routledge. Nunan, D. (1989). Syllabus Design. OUP
  • Rea-Dickens, P and Germaine, K. (Eds.) (1998). Managing Evaluation and Innovation in Language Teaching. London: Longman
  • Richards, J. (2001) Curriculum Development in Language Teaching. Cambridge: OUP
  • Troudi, S. & Alwan, F.  (2010). Teachers’ Feelings during Curriculum Change in the United Arab Emirates: Opening Pandora’s Box. Teacher Development, Vol. 14 (1), pp. 107-122