Dr Julia CHEN, Department of English and Communication

Curriculum innovations for interdisciplinary English language learning. 6th CELC Symposium. National University of Singapore (online), 30-31 May 2022.

Abstract
The pandemic has accelerated the creation and adoption of curriculum innovations. This keynote address will present and discuss innovations in discipline-related English language training both within and outside the curriculum that were created for two purposes: to help students improve their English and to ensure they spend time outside of class on English language learning. Aspects such as curriculum design, development, implementation, and evaluation will be explored; and the considerations that deserve attention will be highlighted. References will be made to some theoretical frameworks, such as the Community of Inquiry approach (Garrison, Anderson, & Archer, 2000), the three-phase process of change via initiation, implementation, and institutionalisation (Fullan, 1991), and the ADRI approach; and to findings of empirical studies that employed big data learning analytics triangulated with qualitative methods.