EDUCATION UGC NET
CURRICULAM DEVELOPEMENT
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Latin
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Detailed explanation-1: -Stemming from the Latin verb “currere, ” meaning to run, the noun curriculum verbally translates as “racecourse.” Historically, the word curriculum has been used to describe the subjects taught during the classical period of Greek civilization. Today, numerous definitions exist for the word curriculum.
Detailed explanation-2: -The word “curriculum” began as a Latin word which means “a race” or “the course of a race” (which in turn derives from the verb currere meaning “to run/to proceed").
Detailed explanation-3: -Curricula is the plural in Latin. In American English, the plural is curriculums. Both are correct, although in academic writing, there is a tradition of using the Latin plurals.
Detailed explanation-4: -currere the verb means to run a course, whereas ‘curriculum’ is a noun and represents the course itself.
Detailed explanation-5: -nounfield of study; subject of interest. area. branch of knowledge. course.