- Basic and Secondary Levels’ English Language Curriculum Develepment, With a View to Pupils’ Standard Improvement. . '

Abstract

Abstract This study is an attempt to investigate the drop of the English Language standard at the Basic and secondary levels and its relationship with SPINE Series, from Book One to Book Six (the current curriculum), with the aim of improving the pupils‘ standard. The study adopted a descriptive analytic method. The population represents seven schools and the sample makes a total of 299 pupils. The instruments used to collect the necessary data were: three questionnaires, six interviews, observations, comparisons, documents, checklists and tests. The reliability and validity of these tools were checked and the quality of the collected data was tested. The importance of the curriculum and its relationship with the level of English achieved in the General Education is, however, revealed. The study has drawn some conclusions and indicated some implications, recommendations and suggestions for further studies.