Pizhuhish nāmah-i intiqādī-i mutūn va barnāmah hā-yi ̒ulūm-i insāni (Critical Studies in Texts & Programs of Human Sciences)

A Review and Analysis of Language Curriculum Design

Document Type : Research

Author

Maryam Danaye Tous

Associate Professor, Linguistics, Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2021.32636.1954
Abstract
The book on Language Curriculum Design elaborates the process of curriculum design and provides opportunities for practicing and applying them. The book, which was written by Paul Nation and John Macalister (2010), was translated into Persian by Mirdehghān, Majidi, Hajibāgheri and Farahi, and it was published in 2016. In this paper, the Persian version of the book was reviewed and criticized, and its strengths and weaknesses (formal and content shortcomings) were mentioned. Findings showed this book has some positive points, such as introducing the concept of curriculum and the process of designing second/foreign language curriculum in Iranian general linguistic society. However, neglecting some of the principles of writing and editing, not paying attention to some grammatical points, using some incorrect equivalents for some technical terms, and being inconsistent in using the equivalents for some terms are among the negative points which could somewhat prevent the readers of the book from getting the essence of some parts of the book that much. However, due to the fact that the curriculum and, in particular, the foreign/second language curriculum has been somehow neglected among Iranian general linguists, so the translation of this book in Persian has been necessary to fill this gap; hence, the effort of its translators is valuable and needs to be appreciated.
 

Keywords

Design
Language Curriculum
Foreign/ Second Language

Subjects

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  • Receive Date 30 September 2020
  • Revise Date 08 January 2021
  • Accept Date 20 February 2021

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