Syllabus Development in the light of CDIO framework: The case of the course "Introduction to Linguistics"
Authors: Dinh Thị Mai Anh
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Publishing year: 10/2019
Over the past 10 years, CDIO approach (Conceive – Design – Implement – Operate) has gained popular interest among academic professionals, industry representatives and leaders, which helps to build up a strong connection between educators and employers, and gradually erase the huge gap between curriculum design and reality needs. Even though the CDIO Initiative was initially developed specifically for educational institutions grounding in engineering, the CDIO network now welcomes members from other majors including social science subjects to implement CDIO programs and share their research results. Vinh University, a multidisciplinary training institution in Vietnam, has been adapting and adopting the CDIO framework for all its majors since 2016. This paper analyzes the relationship between learning outcomes of the course ‘Introduction to Linguistics’ in the English Linguistics program, and then develops a suitable syllabus and learning activities in order to produce the next generation of students being able to meet the real-world demands.
CDIO, introduction to linguistics, syllabus, learning outcomes