factors from teachers, learners and teaching and learning situation
The importance of these factors depends on
if the course will be a good course even if the factor is removed
duration and level of its negative impact
Environment constraint
take into account
institutional and
government policies
regarding the
target of the user
of language
to figure out if
the language is
important or
relevant for the
country
If the student will
have the
opportunity to
speak the language
outside the
classroom
main constraints
time available, cultural
background, class size, the
effect of the language to be
taught
It impacts
course goals, what and how
to teach, assessment
It determines
If the course will or wont be usable
Implications
The language setting,
patters of language use in
society, political and national
context, group and individual
attitudes, the language
setting, teacher and student
background, main purpose of
course, students motivation,
class size, location of the
course program, strategy to
be used.
Steps of
environmental
analysis:
• 1 Brainstorm the
environmental factors that
will impact the course flow
and goals
• 2Choose the 5 most
important factors
and prioritize them
3.• Investigate the
environment or research
theory to take actions with
the constraint.
4.• Consider the effect of the
factor on the course design.
5.• Review the whole process.
Understanding constraints
Example:
constraint of time
1 observe local environment
2.looking at previous research
about how long would a person
learn a second language
depending on background and
the language to be learned
3.• Considering the effect of
the constraint on the design
of the course
as curriculum designers we have two options
To overcome the constraint
to work within the time constraint
The goals of the course have to be
limited and fit the available time