The Need for the Revision of Curriculum using newspapers

Abstract

The curriculum decides the content for each subject and it takes a major role in incorporating a
rich variety of approaches to teaching and learning process, which cater to the differing needs of
an individual student. The structure and presentation of the curriculum content facilitates the
planning of access to the curriculum. Presently, newspapers are very inexpensive and compelling
"textbooks" for adult literacy development. Incorporating newspapers into the English language
classroom offers the teacher authentic, practical, and easily accessible materials. Newspapers can
represent useful tools in the language classroom, and it is so much more than a resource to be used
in the academic curriculum. In today’s media conscious society, even the elementary student can
do an assortment of meaningful learning activities using the newspaper. The activities can be used
effectively in a newspaper center in the classroom, or as a whole class assignment. Have fun and
celebrate the year using the newspaper!