Table of Contents
Part I. Curriculum Overview: 1. A decision-making framework for the coherent language curriculum Robert Keith Johnson; 2. Syllabus design, curriculum development and polity determination Theodore S. Rodgers; 3. DES-IMPL-EVALU-IGN: an evaluator's checklist Peter Hargreaves; Part II. Ends/Means Specification: 4. Needs assessment in language programming: from theory to practice Richard Berwick; 5. The role of needs analysis in adult ESL programme design Geoffrey Brindley; 6. Service English programme design and opportunity cost John Swales; Part III. Programme Implementation: 7. Faculty development for language programs Martha C. Pennington; 8. The evolution of a teacher training programme Michael Breen, Chris Candlin, Leni Dam and Gerd Gabrielsen; 9. Appropriate design: the internal organisation of course units Graham Low; 10. Beyond language learning: perspectives on materials design Andrew Littlejohn and Scott Windeatt; Part IV. Classroom Implementation: 11. Hidden agendas: the role of the learner in programme implementation David Nunan; 12. The evaluation cycle for language learning tasks Michael Breen; 13. Seeing the wood AND the trees: some thoughts on language teaching analysis H. H. Stern; Part V. Evaluation: 14. Language program evaluation: a synthesis of existing possibilities James Dean Brown; 15. The development and use of criterion-referenced tests of language ability in language program evaluation Lyle F. Bachman; 16. Mastery decisions in program evaluation Thom Hudson; 17. Tailoring the evaluation to fit the context Warwick B. Elley; Bibliography; Index.