The course aims to help EFL teacher candidates become aware of and develop knowledge on the stages of curriculum development, different syllabus types, the role of institutional, local and international factors on curriculum development, and the relation between innovation and curriculum.

By the end of FLE 217, students will:

- identify approaches to ELT curriculum design. 

- compare different types of ELT curriculum and syllabus types. 

- analyze current ELT curricula at institutional, national, and international levels

- analyze the important stages of the curriculum design: needs analysis, objectives writing, program evaluation, and program management.

- discuss the relation between curriculum and innovation