Moving Beyond the Grammatical Syllabus: Practical Strategies for Content-Based Curriculum Design

By Jason Martel

Book Overview

In this concise and practical book, Martel advocates for a content-based approach to foreign language curriculum design that emphasizes communicative competence, cognitive engagement, and social justice. Intended primarily for busy teachers with limited preparation time, the book includes:

An introduction to content-based instruction and its use to date in foreign language education

Step-by-step strategies for designing content-based unit plans, lesson plans, and assessments

A complete curricular unit that serves as a guiding example, including nine lesson plans and a summative assessment

The book is accompanied by a website that will feature additional examples of content-based curricular materials across a range of languages and proficiency levels, available at http: //cbi.middcreate.net/movingbeyond.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032164581
• ISBN13: 9781032164588
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 106 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"