Read the introduction to Case Studies in Language Curriculum Design by P. Nation & J. Macalister (the link is below; pp. 1–7) and answer the questions:
1 What stages does the authors' model of course design include?
2 What are the main aims of each stage?
3 How does the model reflect the principles of backward instructional design?

Read the case study (the link is below) and consider the following questions as you read:
1 What is (are) the overall goal(s) of the author's course? Why did she decide to design the course?
2 One of the author's main challenges was how to formulate and organize the specific objectives of her course. Why was it so challenging?
3 What helped her solve the problem with the course objectives? What did she need to do to find the solution?
4 What are possible advantages and disadvantages of her "matrix of objectives" (pp. 71–73)?
5 Imagine that you are explaining the goal(s) of the course you are designing to someone who knows little or nothing about teaching. How would you explain it (them)?