ADVANTAGES OF BACKWARD DESIGN APPLICATION IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
The main attention is paid on the necessity of curriculum planning improvement within the course “Foreign Language”. The article presents the topicality, purposes and stages of a foreign technology called “backward design process” as the innovative method of foreign language curriculum development. It highlights main characteristics of the stages, reveals both advantages and difficulties which may occur during the application of backward design technology within Russian higher education system. The authors give the brief characteristic of current state of language training in Tomsk Polytechnic University, describes achievements and problems based on gained experience.