The Analysis of Grade 12 English as a Foreign Language Curriculum: Alignment of Curriculum and Implementation

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The Analysis of Grade 12 English as a Foreign Language Curriculum: Alignment of Curriculum
and Implementation
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Acknowledgement
Thank you to all of those who have helped listened and encouraged me throughout this study. I
am indebted to my supervisor ......................... whose guidance, advice and patience have
been immeasurable. My sincere thanks to all members of the............... [Mention your
university/college name], both staff and students, whose continuous support have made this
thesis possible.
I would like to thank all of the participants in the study: students, teachers and Local Education
Authorities, for the time and help given throughout. Without their participation, this research
would not have been possible. In this context, I am also thankful to them, whose research work
helped me to execute this paper well.
Finally, I thank my family, without whom this thesis would not have been started or completed!
Your encouragement and support have never faltered; thank you.

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Abstract
Education is one of the most important requirement in the life of an individual. It shapes the
personality of the person and also determines the standard of life he or she would be living. It is
through education that people get to earn about important subjects. Furthermore, education also
ensures the extent of communication that a person can engage in. For instance, a person can learn
the different languages of the world which leads to the increase in the communicative power of
the individual. In this respect, it is important to understand that English is one of the most
common language that is spoken and understood by majority of the people around the world. It is
through education and the formation of an effective curriculum that leads to the efficient learning
of English by the foreign language students of the world. The aim of the research is to
understand the effectiveness of curriculum and implementation in the context of the grade 12
students who do not know this language and the impact of this teaching curriculum on the
teaching methods of the teachers. In this regard, it can be observed that the research has
followed a positivism research philosophy, deductive research approach and descriptive research
design. The data has been gathered with the aid of primary data collection process in the form of
interview which has been analyzed with the aid of qualitative data analysis technique. The
research study is significant as it analyzes all these important fields in a great detail.

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction....................................................................................................................6
1.0 Overview.............................................................................................................................6
1.1 Problem Statement..............................................................................................................6
1.2 Research Aim......................................................................................................................6
1.3 Research Objectives............................................................................................................7
1.4 Research Questions.............................................................................................................7
1.5 Research Rationale..............................................................................................................7
1.6 Research Structure..............................................................................................................8
1.7 Summary.............................................................................................................................9
Chapter 2: Literature Review.........................................................................................................10
2.0 Overview...........................................................................................................................10
2.1 Conceptual Framework.....................................................................................................10
2.2 Theme 1: Importance of education...................................................................................10
2.3 Theme 2: Theoretical Framework.....................................................................................11
2.4 Theme 3: Development of curriculum and its various characteristics..............................12
2.5 Theme 4: Significance of curriculum for the English foreign language students.............13
2.6 Summary...........................................................................................................................13
Chapter 3: Research Methodology.................................................................................................14

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3.0 Overview...........................................................................................................................14
3.1 Research Approach...........................................................................................................14
3.2 Participants........................................................................................................................15
3.3 Research Design and Context...........................................................................................15
3.4 Data Collection.................................................................................................................16
3.5 Research Limitation..........................................................................................................17
3.6 Ethical Consideration........................................................................................................17
3.7 Reliability, Validity and Feasibility of the Data...............................................................18
3.8. Accessibility.....................................................................................................................18
3.9 Summary...........................................................................................................................19
Chapter 4: Data Findings and Analysis.........................................................................................20
4.0 Overview...........................................................................................................................20
4.1 Data Findings....................................................................................................................20
4.2 Data Analysis....................................................................................................................22
4.3 Summary...........................................................................................................................23
Chapter 5: Conclusion and Recommendation................................................................................24
5.0 Conclusion........................................................................................................................24
5.1 Recommendation..............................................................................................................24

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5.2 Future Scope of Research.................................................................................................25
References:.....................................................................................................................................26
Appendix........................................................................................................................................31
Appendix 1: Interview Schedule for Students........................................................................31
Appendix 2: Interview Schedule for Teachers........................................................................32

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Chapter 1: Introduction
1.0 Overview
Education is one of the most important requirement in the life of an individual. It shapes
the personality of the person and also determines the standard of life he or she would be living. It
is through education that people get to earn about important subjects (Alsubaie 2016).
Furthermore, education also ensures the extent of communication that a person can engage in.
For instance, a person can learn the different languages of the world which leads to the increase
in the communicative power of the individual (Niehaus and Williams 2016). In this respect, it is
important to understand that English is one of the most common language that is spoken and
understood by majority of the people around the world. It is through education and the formation
of an effective curriculum that leads to the efficient learning of English by the foreign language
students of the world (Alsubaie 2015).
1.1 Problem Statement
Often times it is observed that certain difficulties are faced when a teacher attempts to
teach English to those students to whom English is a foreign language. In this context, it is
important to understand that the formulation of the teaching curriculum and its implementation is
essential for the teaching methods of the teachers.
1.2 Research Aim
The aim of the research is to understand the effectiveness of curriculum and
implementation in the context of the grade 12 students who do not know this language and the
impact of this teaching curriculum on the teaching methods of the teachers.

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1.3 Research Objectives
The research objectives are stated as follows –
1. To analyze the characteristics of the curriculum taught to Grade 12 English foreign language
students
2. To examine the impact of this curriculum and its effect on the learning outcomes of the
students.
3. To understand if the implemented tasks which are mentioned in the Bridge to Success
Curriculum Book is in alignment with the required language skills in the class of students.
1.4 Research Questions
The research questions are stated as follows –
1. What are the various characteristics of the curriculum taught to Grade 12 English foreign
language students?
2. What is the impact of this curriculum and its effect on the learning outcomes of the students?
3. Are the implemented learning tasks mentioned in the Bridge to Success Curriculum Book in
alignment with the required language skills in class?
1.5 Research Rationale
The purpose of this research is to understand the effective of teaching curriculum. This
research study under investigation seeks to explain such teaching curriculum in the context of the
grade 12 English foreign language students. In this regard, the research has attempted to analyze
the importance of curriculum and its implementation (Kiani et al. 2019). Curriculum is quite
significant as it gives a proper frame work to the field of teaching. Furthermore, the teachers are