International Christian University the Division of Languages
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to disseminate information to all ELA staff about a multi-pronged proposal for suggested changes to the ARW course for Stream Four, the stream in which students with TOEFL scores of 350-450 are placed. The proposal is primarily curricular in nature and scope, and involves considering significant changes to the current in-house materials: The ELA Reader and The Student Guide to Writing in the ELA. In addition, we propose reformulating the learning outcomes and indicators guiding the curriculum so that they follow The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), and developing lesson plans based on a Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) approach to accompany the piloted reading and writing materials. Making course content available to students online is also discussed. Finally, student assessment will be looked at, followed by a proposal to develop tools for evaluating the efficacy of the piloted materials and the other changes that are being proposed