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Curriculum Reform and Second Language Acquisition: A literature review on curriculum reform and English as second language teaching and learning
Dalarna University, School of Humanities and Media Studies, English.
2017 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

From the 1960s to the present, the Swedish school has undergone quite a few major reforms, including three new national curricula. The aim of this literature review is to investigate what previous research says about curriculum reform regarding second language teaching and learning in general, and English as a second language in particular. Through analysis of the chosen seven sources, there is some evidence that curriculum reform has affected second language learning and teaching. Especially when it comes to the implementation of curriculum, a subject syllabus plays an essential role in the process of transmitting knowledge, and the dynamic of the classroom is changing, which entails that both teachers’ role and students’ roles are shifting. The teacher is not the only source of knowledge any more, and students do not just sit in the classroom and listen to the teacher. Students’ influence is highlighted both in the curriculum and in the classroom. Communicative competence has become the focus of the teaching and learning of a second language.

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2017.
Keywords [en]
Curriculum reform, English as second language, ESL, upper secondary school, second language teaching and learning
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Languages and Literature
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URN: urn:nbn:se:du-27406OAI: oai:DiVA.org:du-27406DiVA, id: diva2:1190526
Available from: 2018-03-14 Created: 2018-03-14

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