from Georgetown University lectured on “Building a Four-Year Integrated College-Level Foreign Language Curriculum” in Room 5A402 in the School of Foreign Studies. The lecture was chaired by Professor Huang Guowen, Dean of the School.

     Using German as an example, Professor Byrnes introduced genre-based curriculum construction. She pointed out that factors like teaching subjects, teaching objectives and teaching environment should be taken into consideration in curriculum design. She also talked about the differences between curriculum, course and syllabus. Her principles were demonstrated with plenty of examples.

(Report by Qin Jianhua  Picture by Cen Haoxian)