Transcript “Effective Course Planning and Syllabus Design for LAC”

Effective course planning
and syllabus design for LAC
Seth Murray
Department of Anthropology
University of North Carolina
April 4, 2008
Getting started
1. List the main learning objectives
2. Explain conceptual structure of LAC
3. Choosing instructional materials
a) Explain your choice of specific texts
b) Linguistic and cultural authenticity
c) Link teaching materials to learning
objectives
d) Beyond (just) texts
e) Give full bibliography
Specificities of LAC syllabi
1. What’s the big deal about LAC?
2. Less is more! (e.g., something graduate
students have trouble grasping)
3. More than words…
4. Online and Offline
What big picture???
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Keep some flexibility
Interconnectivity of courses
Accountability of LAC
Testing: they’re mostly in it
for the grade!
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