Curriculum can be defined as the plan of teaching and learning. It is prepared by the school or teacher for the students to fulfill the educational goals. It is narrowly defined as a package programme to implement in schools by the teachers. Broadly speaking, it is a plan of what schools and individual teachers choose to bring permanent changes in their students by learning inside or outside the schools. So, it can be taken as a widened plan of educational programmes. It includes the activities that take place inside and outside the school for the students' harmonious development. It directs the teachers to impart organized contents withappropriate materials to bring expected changes in students' knowledge, attitude and behaviour.
Curriculum is derived from the Latin word 'currer' which literally means 'Race course Different persons, organizations and commissions have given different definitions of curriculum. Some of them are given below:
* A curriculum is a plan for learning. 'Hild Tawa'
* Curriculum consists of all the learning which is planned and guided by the school, whether it is carried on in group or individually, inside or outside the school. 'JF Care'
* Curriculum includes all those activities which are utilized by the school to attain its aims of education. 'Munro'
* Curriculum should be conceived as an epitome of rounded whole of the knowledge and experience of human race. - Froebel.
* Curriculum is a study programme designed to achieve the aims of education. '-National plan, 2028'
* Curriculum is all the experiences of pupil which are planned and directed by the school and the teachers to attain the objectives of education. -UNESCO.
* Curriculum is a tool in the hands of the artists (the teacher) to mould his material (the pupils) according to his ideals (aims) in his studio (the school). -Cunninghm
* The curriculum includes all the learner's experiences in or outside school that are included in a programme which has been devised to help him develop mentally, emotionally, socially, spiritually and morally. -Crow & crow
Characteristics of an ELT curriculum
A curriculum is a broad plan of educational of a particular level. An ELT curriculum is supposed to have some features. So some characteristics of it are given below:
- It should be based on the level and need of the students.
- It should focus on the language skills and aspects.
- It should be prepared on the basic modern principles and theories.
- It should promote the learners' fluency and accuracy.
- It should follow the principles of communicative approach.
- It should lead the learners towards competency.
- It should be made to use learners' centered methods and techniques.
- It should strengthen the learner's linguistic development.
A curriculum is a broad plan for learning. It is the basis for preparing syllabus and textbook. According to Crow and Crow 'The curriculum includes all the learners experience in or outside school that are included in a programme which has been devised to help him developmentally, emotionally, socially, spiritually and morally. The curriculum provides roadmap for all the educational activities. Curriculum helps us to guide whatever we teach in the curriculum. Without curriculum we cannnot continue our teaching effectively and successfully.
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