Baden-Württembergs läroplan ur ett svenskt perspektiv
En jämförande studie av kursplanen för engelska
This study investigates the curriculum for English in Gymnasium class 10 in Baden-Württemberg, Germany and compares it with the Swedish curriculum for English 5. A special focus it put on the politics that decide how the curriculum is written. The German and Swedish curricula for English are quite different, although they have some main points in common. The study includes a textual analysis and observations of English classes. Furthermore, nine teachers of English in Germany are interviewed about their views of the curriculum. The teachers view the curriculum and the course book as the same thing and are not very aware of the political or educational ideas behind the most recent curriculum. The curriculum for English in Baden-Württemberg is much more detailed than the Swedish but still the German teachers find it vague and dissatisfactory.