Curriculum Design, Linguistic Competence and Self-Actualization: A Case Study on English Curriculum Design for Chinese Non-English Major Postgraduates

Abstract

The main aim of this paper is to explore the correlations among curriculum design, linguistic competence and self-actualization for Chinese non-English major postgraduates. And since most graduate schools in China base their English courses on the uniform syllabus, the author intends to adopt Yunnan Normal University as the study case to reveal certain general aspects in China. The subjects of this study are part of first-year postgraduates who major in Tourism, History, Mathematics, Chemistry and Biology. postgraduates' reading abilities hold low correlation with self-actualization, thus priority should be given to improve their speaking proficiency as well as listening abilities. Apart from providing concerning suggestions on the curriculum design according to the above findings, this study also reveals that course design is a dynamic process.