This essential guide examines course planning as an end-to-end process, from
learners’ needs through to assessment, taking into account both the broader
issues and the practical details at every stage.
Areas covered include:
• effective needs analysis
• using the CEFR as a resource for course planning
• writing scenarios for classroom teaching and assessment
• triangulating course objectives, materials, and learners’ goals
• key terminology
Extra resources are available on the website:
www.oup.com/elt/teacher/lcp
Brian North is a co-author of the CEFR and of its companion volume, and was
Chair of Eaquals from 2005 to 2010.
Mila Angelova is the Academic Vice Chair of Eaquals and Head Director of
Studies at AVO Language and Examination Centre, in Sofia.
Elzbieta Jarosz is a member of the Eaquals Certification Panel and is the
Academic Director of Gama College, in Krakow.
Richard Rossner is a co-founder of Eaquals, and a co-author of the European
Profiling Grid and the Eaquals Framework.
