From Experience to Fluency: Innovative Curriculum Design for English Language Learners
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The international demand for English proficiency has sparked growing interest in curriculum models that transcend traditional and form-focused training. This article analyses the design of an innovative and experience-orientated English curriculum that can help learners move from experience to fluency. This discussion utilizes Dewey’s and Kolb’s experiential learning theories, Vygotsky’s sociocultural framework, and the principles of task-based and communicative language teaching to illustrate how authentic tasks, learner-centered strategies, and contextualized activities facilitate language development. This article emphasizes the educational significance of curricular components, including needs analysis, authentic assessment, role-play, project-based learning, and community involvement. Case studies from bilingual programs, adult ESL environments, and university-level academic English illustrate the flexibility of experience-based methods for diverse students. The article suggests that experiential curriculum design offers a viable route to fluency by combining language acquisition with real conversations, critical analysis, and intercultural proficiency through the synthesis of theoretical ideas and practical implementations.
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