A thorough revision of present syllabus-design practices is necessary to achieve the goal of enabling the learner to use the target language with relative fluency in simulated speech transactions. Four new orientations are suggested that lead more directly to language use than do monolithic and paradigm-oriented linguistic features. (Author/RM)

Describes the practical problems encountered by one group of people, in one institution, when different disciplines were combined in the production of a course about the theory of curriculum design. (Author/RK)

The report briefly summarizes the steps taken to develop a basic training program for driver improvement analyst. Various enroute analytical products are appended including training requirements analysis, the course outline, organization of training modules, and training objectives. Recommendations for further efforts are also presented. (Author)

The 135 clock-hour course for the 12th year consists of outlines for blocks of instruction on transistor applications to basic circuits, principles of single sideband communications, maintenance practices, preparation for FCC licenses, application of circuits to advanced electronic systems, nonsinusoidal wave shapes, multivibrators, and blocking…

The syllabus, part of the New York Health Occupations Education Program, is a statement of the minimum course content acceptable for State credit, requiring two and one-half hours each day of 160 teaching days in each of two academic years. The Introduction to the syllabus contains recommendations regarding selection of teachers and students,…

Outlines the authors' experiences with designing and teaching a course on the nature of science to science education graduate students. Addresses questions on the creation of a new university course, the design of the course syllabus, and the transformation of the syllabus into instruction. (AIM)

This guide presents a curriculum on the literature of the Holocaust which focuses on the ways in which a particular period in history affected the literature that was created to tell about it. The guide consists of a detailed set of lesson plans for six literary works: a diverse collection of short stories; Elie Wiesel's autobiographical novel,…

Art 31, a high school art course entitled "The Contemporary Artifact", examines the impact of international influences and technology on modern art and modern art's impact on society. The basic art education philosophy of the province of Alberta is presented, and the role of the Art Studies program, which emphasizes the student as a…

This publication provides guidelines for teachers using the Aerospace Education II series publication entitled "Theory of Aircraft Flight." The organization of the guide for each chapter is according to objectives (traditional and behavioral), suggested outline, orientation, suggested key points, suggestions for teaching, instructional…

This curriculum guide presents a plan to implement an environmental education program. The main objective of the program is to develop environmental literacy including skills of inquiry, problem solving, managing, and communication, knowledge of environmental interrelationships, and positive attitudes and values toward environmental problems and…

The document is a revision of earlier units, updated to include behavioral or performance objectives. Divided into 22 units of instruction, the course outline for distributive education presents suggested length of time for each part of a unit, prerequisites, a description of the part, objectives, sources, outline for the section, activities,…

Offering the student a way to develop a clear, concise style of writing, this nine-week journalism unit acquaints the student with various aspects of newspaper writing and publishing and with the correct methods for gathering and writing school news. The first part of the course introduces the students to the history and ethics of journalism and…

Discusses the need for courses about community journalism in college journalism programs. Provides a composite course outline from those supplied by 30 schools or departments of journalism, with suggestions about assignments, projects, discussion topics, and textbooks. (RL)