TESL Curriculum and Training Focus 2

Question 1

Which curriculum design approach organizes content around learner needs identified through a needs analysis?

Accepted Answer

Needs-based design

Answer

Needs-based design starts with a systematic analysis of what learners must be able to do and builds the curriculum around those identified needs.

Question 2

A teacher uses a 'backward design' framework. What is the FIRST step in this process?

Accepted Answer

Identify desired results and learning goals

Answer

Backward design (Wiggins & McTighe) begins with identifying desired outcomes before planning assessments and then instruction.

Question 3

Which type of syllabus organizes content by grammatical structures in a sequence from simple to complex?

Accepted Answer

Structural syllabus

Answer

A structural (grammatical) syllabus sequences linguistic forms by complexity, such as teaching simple present before present perfect.

Question 4

An ESL program wants to integrate language learning with academic subject matter. Which approach best fits this goal?

Accepted Answer

Content-Based Instruction (CBI)

Answer

Content-Based Instruction uses academic subject matter as the vehicle for language learning, teaching language through meaningful content.

Question 5

When differentiating curriculum for mixed-proficiency ESL classes, which strategy best addresses learner variation?

Accepted Answer

Using tiered tasks with the same core concept at varying complexity levels

Answer

Tiered tasks allow all students to engage with the same essential concept while accessing it at an appropriate level of complexity.

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