• Abdel Hameed AL Awabdeh

  Author

It is either through research, surveys, or even field experience that teachers, educationists, and all those related to the field of education, whether directly or indirectly, feel that the current English Language Curriculum ( ELC) which is still being taught at primary as well as secondary schools in Jordan and ,almost in most of the Arab countries today, is certainly no longer fit to meet today's learners' needs. The present study , thus, attempts to highlight the myriad factors and reasons that are essentially beyond the in-appropriateness of the current English language curriculum which is still in effect in our schools. It also investigates its non-positive impact on the entire teaching-learning process as a whole. The study , in addition, postulates that it has become outdated and should be, if not changed , modified and updated to suit and meet the unlimited needs and aspirations of the learners of the new millennium. It ,hence, proposes multi-dimensional modifications that can be provided in two fundamental forms, the first of which is to make a completely new curriculum ; while the second is to bring into effect some extra-curricular activities and/or aspects that are based on the latest teaching methodologies and approaches, making use of the contemporary prospects such as the social media and social applications or platforms.

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