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Competency:
1986
Refugees in the U.S had to be enrolled in a
competency-based program.
Programs based on specific skills needed for
individuals
Advocates of CBLT see it as a
powerful agent of change.
Because;
Objectives
CBLT
designed not around the notion of subject knowledge but
Request supplies
Follow oral directions to locate an object
Spencer in1860:
The major areas of human activity as the basis for
curricular objectives.
Bobbitt in 1926:
curricual objectives related to his analysis of
functional competencies required for adults in U.S
.
Northrup’s report in 1977:
65 competencies
Auerbach in 1986:
Eight key features in the implementation of CBE
programs in ESL:
A focus on successful functioning in society
Autonomus learners
Modularized instruction
objectives are broken into narowly focused subobjectives
Outcomes that are made explicit a priori
specifying in terms of behavioral objectives
Stage 3 relates:
Grouping learners according to their goal focus and
competencies
Competencies defined by three syllabus
Further Study
Vocational English
Community Access
Advanced Certificate in Spoken and
Written English
These three stages lead to Stage 4: Advanced Certificate in
Spoken and Written English.
Students are placed according to
their:
Learning pace
Needs
Performance criteria
economic group