Keywords
English language education
Curriculum design
Submitted : 2022-10-30
Accepted : 2022-11-14
Published : 2022-11-29
Abstract
This article provides us a specific classroom English language lesson curriculum designed for CLT, attached with a brief lesson plan and some relevant teaching materials. In the introduction, this article first explains the different English teaching methods coming through the last century and the conception and burgeoning of the CLT approach in language teaching, followed by its primary principles as presented by different scholars. Thereafter, the rationales for each activity and the reasons for the choices within the lesson plan are elaborated in detail. Last but not least, the article further evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of the lesson plan, including the method used, activity types, choice of text, etc.
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