Task-Based Syllabus in ESL (K-12)

Table of Contents

Introduction1

Discussion1

Task based syllabus1

Curriculum development2

Scope of curriculum2

Designing the task based curriculum to teach ESL3

Issues3

Organizing the task based CD team3

Syllabus design of tasked based curriculum4

Tasked based Implication of curriculum development in ESL5

Impact of Communicative Task on the task based Curriculum Development6

Benefits of incorporating tasked based curriculum in ESL6

The Conceptual Basis8

Conclusion8

Task-Based Syllabus in ESL (K-12)

Introduction

English is considered as the universal language of the modern world. In order to survive in today's competitive environment it is crucial for everyone who does not have English as their first language to learn and speak English as their second. This induces the requirement of learning ESL and the best way to grab the benefit of learning is introducing curriculum implication of the task based syllabus in ESL. The aim of the paper is to discuss the importance and development of the task based curriculum.

Moreover, the paper attempts to highlight the incorporation of the communicative approach of task based curriculum development in ESL. In addition to it, the paper highlights the importance and implication of the curriculum implication of the tasked based syllabus of ESL in for the learning process of the people who go not have English as their major. Moreover, the paper highlights the rational approach of today's modern education system in terms of tasked based curriculum development learning system.

Discussion

Task based syllabus

Task based syllabus is basically a unique design of the syllabus that is more concerned with the choice, organizing and justification of the curriculum content. A task based approach to syllabus is totally different from the traditional approaches of designing academic syllabuses and the importance and implication of the tasked based syllabus is getting popular with the passage of time (Willis, D., & Willis, J. 2008). The traditional approach of designing an academic English language syllabus has the concern with the selection of the lists that embrace the linguistics features for instance, grammar, punctuation as well as vocabulary. In addition to it, the tradition approach also covers some experimental and extra ordinary content that has unique features such as topic and themes. The most important and crucial aspect of the task based syllabus is the curriculum development of the course outline.

Curriculum development

Curriculum is the core aspect of the today's learning design it doesn't not only embrace a specific course but it represents the basis for the entire educational environment. Curriculum basically provides an efficient frame work for the effective teaching techniques. The process of curriculum development involves different stages such as formulation of the an effective and efficient process to drive out the most possible productive outcomes, implementation of the curriculum to the English language learning process in order to grab the real benefits of the learning process as well as to the evaluation stage of the curriculum development process which involves the monitoring of the curriculum if it is delivering the desired outcome or not and then making alternative changes (Ahmed, 2012).

Scope of curriculum

Our world is changing rapidly which obviously inducing the dramatic changes in the education environment ...