This course is aimed at facilitating students (a) to develop their personal, spiritual and social attitudes/values, necessary for developing; (b) to acquire the latest knowledge of curriculum and curriculum development and (c) to acquire the skills to develop a semester syllabus of a certain subject for a certain group of learners by integrating Islamic values. The emphasis will be put on the integration of theoretical and practical aspects of curriculum development, into which related values are integrated. To achieve this aim, the topics to be covered are: the nature of language curriculum/syllabus and materials, models of language curriculum and materials development, principles and procedures of English curriculum/ materials development, and developing an English curriculum/syllabus and materials for a certain group of learners, as well as integrating character education into the English curriculum and materials. The learning activities include: presentations of concepts/ principles plus discussion, workshops, and assignments. To support the development of their curriculum development competencies, students are obliged to do the following: (a) individually make a topic summary of each session (see the Guide); (b) make annotated bibliographies of 10 journal articles on curriculum development (see the Guide); (c) develop, through a small group project, one semester syllabus of a certain subject (See the Guide); (d) write a report on the development process and its output in a written form (Use the checklist); and (e) sit the mid-semester and semester tests.
