ELT PRESETT CURRICULUM REFORM PROJECT UPDATE

PROJECT AIM

To achieve lasting improvement in the standard of English language teaching in Uzbekistan by enhancing the learning experience of ELT PRESETT students and by setting clear exit standards in language referred to international standards for ELT PRESETT.

COMPONENTS OF THE PROJECT

Development of the curriculum

Development for students

Development for teachers

Development for curriculum

designers

CURRICULUM DESIGNERS’ TEAM

DEVELOPMENT OF THE CURRICULUM

Year 1 CoursesListening and

Speaking WritingReadingIntegrated SkillsVocabularyGrammarIndependent Study

Skills

Year 2 coursesListening and SpeakingWritingReadingIntegrated SkillsVocabularyDiscourse AnalysisLanguage LearningApproaches to teaching and

LearningTeaching Language Systems

for Communication

PILOT

Year 1 curriculum is piloted in 18 institutions

KokSPI BukhSU

NamSU TerSUFerSU TRPIKarSU KarSUKarSPI JizSPINavSPI TSPU

Year 2 curriculum is piloted in 6 institutions

UzSWLUNUUASPILSamSIFLGulSUUrSU

DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS

Trainings for teachers piloting the new curriculum

On site trainings (June 2009) Trainings in Tashkent (August 2009) PRESETT Yahoo Group!

CURRICULUM EVALUATION

Oxford Placement Tests administered in experimental and control groups at the beginning and end of the academic year

Questionnaires for students Questionnaires for teachers

FEEDBACKI’m so happy that I had a chance to study in the experimental group. Now I can feel progress with my English.

Discussions, presentations, project works, debates helped me a lot. I learnt more than I expected

FEEDBACKI’ve been getting quite a lot of useful instructions and directions on the course specifications_during these 4 day trainings._Thanks dear team!

The project really helps me to develop personally and professionally!

IN GENERAL...

I found this curriculum useful motivating helpful to my learning of English up-to-date in its content and approach

Thanks for Your Attention!