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Undergraduate English Language Curriculum Deficiencies- A look through the lens of SLA theories

Synopsis

 

Supervisor: Ahsan Afzaal

Submitted to:  Mehwish Zafar

Submitted by: Musfira Rehman

MA English 3rd Semester

Section C   Roll#1525

National University of Modern Languages

CONTENT LIST

CHAPTER-1

OBJECTIVES                                                                                                             

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM                                                                       

DELIMITATION                                                                           

RESEARCH QUESTION

SIGNIFICANCE

CHAPTER-2

LITERATURE REVIEW

CHAPTER-3

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

CHAPTER-4

DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS

CHAPTER-5

CONCLUSION

CHAPTER-1

INTRODUCTION:

Despite making English a compulsory subject, our undergraduate curriculum is unable to improve major linguistic skills of students properly. For our educational system, SLA theories should be a framework that drives the development of curriculum.

        Curriculum, due to a variety of definitions and a multitude of approaches, has become a complex term in the field of education .Curriculum is complete learning experience provided by institution. It includes content of course, and teaching methodology and other aspects like norms and values or school culture under which institution is organized. The coursebook represents a way of influencing large amounts of language teaching without going through individual teachers. Rather than training or forming thousands of teachers individually, a single coursebook can influence thousands of classrooms  .Curriculum also include teaching methodology, if teachers understand the process of learning then they can teach more efficiently; SLA research is “a resource for changing teachers’ professional cultures” (Markee, 1997).

        SLA research examines broad range of theoretical, methodological and pedagogical issues concerning how English should be acquired as foreign language. SLA research employs a broad range of research designs, it also include survey or experimental research. They reflect which condition will help in learning second language. SLA seeks to apply theories to classroom teaching and curriculum design. It is clear that methods of teaching English language has not yielded the desired objectives .In this research I argue that educators must approach English language from the prescriptive of SLA theories and should update their curriculum according to the latest research.

OBJECTIVES

To find out curriculum deficiencies at undergraduate level by analyzing short stories textbook of Punjab University.

To find out latest research in second language acquisition field and give suggestions for updating our curriculum.

 STATEMENT OF RESEARCH QUESTION

The researcher will study on undergraduate language curriculum deficiencies .Our curriculum should be carefully designed and regularly updated according to the latest SLA research. The study will focus on how committees are routinely established to design curriculum but they come up without reviewing or updating the old textbooks.

 DELIMITATION:

The researcher has delimited her work to B.A level English language curriculum deficiencies of Punjab University. In order to narrow the focus, the researcher will only analyse the content of the textbook “A Selection of Short Stories” through the lens of SLA theories.

 RESEARCH QUESTION:

How does the English textbook of B.A level taught at Punjab University mediate on the need to update its curriculum according to SLA theories?

 SIGNIFICANCE

The rationale for selecting this topic is not only due to its importance in the Pakistani context but also because this theme has largely remained unexplored in the existing academic literature. Textbooks at undergraduate level do not incorporate the latest research of SLA theories. In the course of this research the researcher will attempt to explore in greater detail the gaps that contribute to the overall deterioration of the educational system.The research will be new and beneficial and will provide a deep understanding of the subject under study. This research will help researcher to do further research on the subject.

CHAPTER-2

LITERATURE REVIEW:

 Academic literature on this subject has identified a close relationship between curriculum and SLA theories. Vivian J. Cook ,University of Essex, UK suggests a number of ways in which SLA research  can help improve coursebooks and thereby enhance the learning of large numbers of students. According to this research only few coursebooks take into account, for example: that the acquisition of basic syntax precedes the acquisition of inflectional morphology, or that vocabulary needs to be encountered in a structural and semantic context in order to be effectively acquired. Coursebook authors also need to bear in mind that pronunciation is necessary not only for communication but also for the actual learning of L2 forms, and that some aspects of the L2 writing system need to be explicitly taught.

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In research “Curriculum as practised in Pakistan”  Nilofar Vazir suggests improvement in our curriculum as the present curriculum is not fulfilling its needs. According to this research present curriculum therefore does not "encompass all learning opportunities provided by the school" (Saylor & Alexander, 1974), nor does it provide for both "directed" and “undirected" opportunities (Bobbitt, 1972) for learning. Further she also discusses areas which need improvement.

Although there are many researches conducted on SLA theories and Pakistani curriculum deficiencies, there are rarely few works which emphasis the significance to update curriculum through the lens of SLA theories. This theme has largely remained unexplored in the existing academic literature so my work will contribute in filling the gaps present in academic literature.

CHAPTER-3

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY:

This research is qualitative so it would be descriptive in nature. There will be no previous hypothesis. Data will be collected to gain insight into phenomenon of interest.

      

CHAPTER-4

DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS:

The researcher will collect data by reading books, articles, and utilising Internet sources. The researcher will analyse the undergraduate language curriculum textbook through SLA theories and will be drawing from a range of experiences to reflect on different aspects of this project.

CHAPTER-5

Conclusion

Conclusion will be drawn after content analysis

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Larsen-Freeman, D., & Long, M. (1991). An introduction to second language acquisition research. England:

Longman.                                            

Schulz, R. (1991). Second language acquisition theories and teaching practice: How do they fit? The Modern

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Schutz, R. (2005). Stephen Krashen's theory of second language acquisition. [Online] Available:

http://www.sk.com.br/sk-krash.html (January 1, 2006)

Wilson, R. (2000). A summary of Stephen Krashen's "Principles and Practice in Second Language Acquisition".

[Online] Available: http://www.languageimpact.com/articles/rw/krashenbk.htm (December 28, 2006)