Course and Materials Design

890-524 Course and Materials Design

Class Time: Special Program: Saturday 13.00-16.00

Instructor: Asst. Prof. Monta Chatupote, Ph.D.

Course Description

Principles of course and materials design; communicative tasks; materials for skill development; materials design as part of materials adaptation; designing materials to suit target groups and their learning goals; course and materials evaluation

Course objectives

Students will have opportunities to:

1. Learn the process of course and materials evaluation and design
2. Familiarize themselves with needs assessment as the foundation of course and materials design within the context of the target course and apply the procedure to their related situation
3. Understand the characteristics of good materials and tasks
4. Evaluate, adapt and design materials for the target group

Evaluation:

1. 1.      Tasks

                                                                      Marks             due Date

Task 1 Frame Factor Analysis                               5%                   Nov. 7

Task 2 Needs analysis questionnaire                     5%                   Nov. 15

Task 3 Needs analysis report                               15%                 Dec. 5

Task 4 Setting up Goals and Objectives                5%                   Dec. 19

Task 5 Designing a syllabus for the target group   10%                 Jan. 2

Task 6 A coursebook review                                15%                 Jan. 16

Task 7 Adapting a lesson from the selected           15%                 Jan. 30

            coursebook

Task 8 Designing a unit of instructional                 20%                 Feb. 27

            materials for the target group

1. 2.      Oral Presentation

2.1  Types of Syllabus                                        5%                   Nov.21, 28

2.2  Material I think is good                                5%                   Jan. 9