INTRODUCTION

Welcome to English! Teaching English is fun. What you need is to be skilful in using
the language.
Program Pensiswazahan Guru (PPG) Mod Pendidikan Jarak Jauh (PPJ) English
Language (Major) for Primary Schools, is one of the major subjects offered by the
Institut Pendidikan Guru Malaysia (IPGM). It is offered to English language teachers
who want to upgrade and enhance themselves in teaching English as a subject. There
are seven modules offered for English Language (Major) for Primary Schools.
This Module, TSL3143 - Curriculum Studies is a 3 credit hour module that will cover 45,
hours. It has seven main topics: Concepts and Issues in Curriculum,
Models,
Principles and Development of Curriculum Design, Consideration in Designing a
Curriculum, Curriculum and the teacher, Current Issues in Curriculum Implementation,
Curriculum Evaluation and Curriculum Change are spread across ten sessions.
In Session 1, you will learn on the concepts and issues in curriculum and the
relationships between curriculum, syllabus , course and programme.
In Session 2, you will explore more on the principles in curriculum design and the
development of the Malaysian curriculum.
Session 3 will explain on the considerations in designing a curriculum such as needs
analysis, learning theories, approaches and methods, constraints etc.
In Session 4, you will learn more on the roles of teachers as decision-makers, analysts,
practitioners and researchers as wel as the relationship between teacher beliefs and
curriculum implementation.
Session 5 will discuss more on the current issues in curriculum implementation.
Session 6 will explain further on curriculum evaluation - forms of evaluation, evaluation
methods etc.
And in session 7, you will be exposed to curriculum change.

By going through all the sessions diligently and doing the tasks given, you will be able to
enhance your knowledge in curriculum studies and become more confident in
discussing and presenting opinions about it.
We are sure that you are looking forward to begin this module with excitement. It is
interesting to refresh your memory and obtain new ideas and knowledge.
There are no prescribed course books and the sessions are designed to be selfcontained. However, we do recommend that you should have access to certain
reference and dictionary. It would be useful if you have an ESOL Learners Dictionary
and a Modern Teachers Reference Grammar of English.
You should read the input notes carefully. You should also do all the exercises and then
check your answers against the key provided. When you have checked your answers
(and revised if necessary), go on to do the tutorial questions.
Good Luck and Happy Working! Remember, Practice Makes Perfect!