Challenges in Curriculum Development: A Singapore Model for EFL Tertiary Educators from China

The Postgraduate Diploma in English Language Teaching (PGDELT) programme at the National Institute of Education (NIE), Singapore provides an interesting case study of how economic and entrepreneurial concerns and aspirations in modern university settings have played a role alongside pedagogical moti...

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Published in:RELC journal 2007-08, Vol.38 (2), p.229-246
Main Authors: Alsagoff, Lubna, Low, Ee-Ling
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
China
Curricula
Curriculum Development
Economic Progress
English
English (Second Language)
English as a second language instruction
Foreign Countries
Foreign Students
Global Approach
International Programs
Language Teachers
Pedagogy
Second Language Instruction
Second Language Learning
Singapore
Sociocultural Patterns
Teacher education
Teacher Education Programs
Teaching
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Summary:The Postgraduate Diploma in English Language Teaching (PGDELT) programme at the National Institute of Education (NIE), Singapore provides an interesting case study of how economic and entrepreneurial concerns and aspirations in modern university settings have played a role alongside pedagogical motivations in shaping the development of the curriculum of English Language Teaching (ELT) teacher education programmes. In this article, we trace the development of the PGDELT which began as a programme to train the classroom practitioner to one that aspires to also develop the transformative intellectual. While this evolution has clearly been motivated by sociocultural and pedagogical concerns viz. changing teacher education paradigms and national educational initiatives, economic developments such as China's rapid economic progress and the expanding role of English as a global language in the region have also provided a significant impetus.
ISSN:0033-6882
1745-526X
DOI:10.1177/0033688207079707