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Section A (40%) Choose ONE of the following articles about curriculum development and write a critique on the selected article

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Section A (40%) Choose ONE of the following articles about curriculum development and write a critique on the selected article. • Thai learners’ linguistic needs and language skills: Implications for curriculum development by Ulla and Winitkun (2017), • Curriculum change in English language curriculum advocates higher order thinking skills and standards-based assessments in Malaysian primary schools by Sulaiman et al. (2015), • Knowledge about language in the Australian curriculum: English by Derewianka (2012) Your article review should include: An Introduction section that presents the summary of the article, in not more than 200 words. Include citations. A Discussion section that presents the relevance of the insights from the article to our current education environment, strengths and weaknesses of the article, and the connection between the article and English language curriculum design. Include citations. A Recommendations section that explains how this article can help your analysis of curriculum in the future, recommendations on how the English language curriculum design could have been done differently, and suggestions of addressing the limitations of the article. A Conclusion section that provides a summary of the discussion and recommendations. A References section that lists all the works cited in your paper. The main content of your paper should be about 1200 words long. The word count merely serves as a guideline for the expected breadth and depth of your paper. Assignments that are between 1000 and 1500 words are within the acceptable length. Section B (40%) Select one country (does not have to be Malaysia). Evaluate the English language curriculum design in the country that is related to the use and/or teaching of English. You may analyse the curriculum at a macro scale (e.g., Primary 1-6), or choose a specific grade (e.g., Secondary 1). Evaluate the curriculum features, content and practice. Revise the curriculum based on your evaluation and recommendations. Justify the changes that you make to the curriculum. You may need to use the web to search for curriculum documents from Malaysia or other countries. Section B of your paper should include: An Introduction section that describes the English language curriculum objectives and history. Include citations. A Discussion section that explains: (a) the curriculum manners of implementation, (b) materials and resources required, (c) teacher and personnel training, (d) challenges of implementation, (e) recommendations, and (f) revised curriculum. Remember to include citations! A Conclusion section that provides a summary of the discussion, and recommendations for further work in the curriculum. A References section that lists all the works cited in your paper. The main content of your paper should be about 1500 words long. The word count merely serves as a guideline for the expected breadth and depth of your paper. Assignments that are between 1300 and 1800 words are within the acceptable length.