EDU555 CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

WEEK 6

Syllabus Content

1) A statement of reason for offering the course or subject

for whom it is intended,

what values it is likely to have for these students, and

how it is related to other courses

Syllabus Content

2) What the educational objectives are

3) A statement or listing of the learning tasks that are provided

4) A suggestion of the time probably required to perform the tasks successfully

Syllabus Content

5) The means that will be used to evaluate the students performance

6) Other information necessary for the particular course ore subject to guide students in utilizing effectively the resources available for their learning

Syllabus Format

0Course information

0Course description

0Course objective

0Course content

0Method of instruction

0Assessment

0Required text

0References

* Please refer to your Course Information

TYPES OF SYLLABUSES

1) Structural, grammatical or linguistic syllabus

- a collection of the forms and structures i.e grammatical.

- centred around items such as tense, articles, singular / plural

TYPES OF SYLLABUSES

2) Notional syllabus or semantico-notional syllabus

- A collection of the notions that language is used to express

- Organized around themes relating to broad areas of meaning such as space, size, time, colour etc

TYPES OF SYLLABUSES

3) Functional syllabus

- A collection of the functions that are performed when language is used

- Focuses on the social functions of language as the central unit of organization

- invitations, requesting, apologies, suggestions

TYPES OF SYLLABUSES

4) Situational syllabus

TYPES OF SYLLABUSES

5) Communicative approach

- Based on communication and negotiation in the target language

- Various linguistic, thematic or functional elements are selected

TYPES OF SYLLABUSES

6) Eclectic approach

- Combination of two or more syllabuses