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Why curriculum developments in ELT often fail

I recently had a conversation with someone from a national ministry of education about why their latest curriculum development project hadn’t resulted in the improvements in educational standards that had been anticipated. The conversation was a real eye-opener as they themselves had identified most of the issues that had led to the failure. Here it is worth pointing out that despite the best intentions and considerable resources invested in curriculum reform, many initiatives either fail to meet their objectives or produce results that fall short of expectations. The reasons for these failures are complex and multifaceted, involving factors . . .

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Adrian Tennant
Adrian Tennant
Adrian Tennant is a freelance teacher trainer, writer and consultant. He has been involved in ELT since 1989 and has worked in over 50 countries around the world. As a writer he has worked on a wide range of courses for many different publishers for primary, secondary and adult courses. He has also written articles for a number of different publications, often on topics linked to methodology.