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The New English Language Center Curriculum 2012-2013 Koç University. FOCI Presentation. Outline of Presentation. What We Intended to Change Principles Actions Taken What Worked What Didn't Work. What We Intended to Change. monotony of schedule discreet skills → skill integration
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The NewEnglish Language Center Curriculum2012-2013Koç University FOCI Presentation
Outline of Presentation • What We Intended to Change • Principles • Actions Taken • What Worked • What Didn't Work
What We Intended to Change • monotony of schedule • discreet skills → skill integration • variety in classes • autonomy & responsibility of students • students’ sense of inevitable success • standardization / silo effect
Guiding Principles • variety in scheduling • integration of skills • more collaborative approach
Actions Taken We .. • wrote goals (made expectations explicit) • organized teachers into new committees • ordered new books & created material • eliminated track system • designated course leaders
Actions Taken We .. • changed from levels to streams • moved discreet skills / integrated Skills: (80/20) → (20/80) • changed number of hours: 20 → 20 or 28 • created a special group for zero beginners
What Happened: What Worked • two track semester → one complete semester • investment & cooperation • variety in schedule
What happened: What didn't work • organization of writing
What happened: What didn't work • organization of writing • integration: • teachers didn't know what we wanted • teachers didn't know how to implement • institutional memory
What happened: What didn't work • integration: • curriculum committee members: transition • books / class design