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BERGER Maiko
Department Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Center for Language Education Position Associate Professor |
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| Language | English |
| Publication Date | 2012/03 |
| Type | Bulletin of university, Research institution |
| Title | A Critical Review of an On-going University English Curriculum Reform Project |
| Contribution Type | Single Work |
| Journal | Polyglossia: the Asia-Pacific's Voice in Language and Language Teaching |
| Journal Type | Japan |
| Volume, Issue, Page | 22,pp.167-178 |
| Details | This paper reports on an English language curriculum reform that has taken place at a dual-language university from an insider’s perspective. This project is aimed at creating a curriculum that will support students with various needs who will further their study in English-medium lectures on the university’s multicultural campus and beyond. The report includes the backgrounds of and theories underneath the reform project; designs of the old and new English language curriculum; challenges the developers faced, and how the project should be evaluated holistically as it goes through the reform cycle. In particular, the aspects of evaluation and teacher development are closely examined. The author argues that on-going and longitudinal program evaluation and development of pedagogy and materials is essential in order to deem the innovation meaningful. |
| DOI | 10.34382/00011754 |
| ISSN | 13450891 |