Syllabus design: principles

Syllabus design: principles

1. Definitions

   • Curriculum
     • Purpose of the journey (general)
   • Syllabus
     • Itinerary of the journey (details)

2. Types of syllabus

   • "A"
     • Focus on product
     • Hierarchy of contents
   • "B"
     • Focus on process

3. Selection

   • What to be taught

4. Grading

   • Order
     • Utility & Learnability
       • Utility
         • Frequency
           • Ues of the languages (written and spoken)
         • Coverage
         • Range
           • # of uses
         • Identifying needs
           • Analysis
             • High surrender items
               • Short-term needs
             • Low surrender items
               • Long-term needs
       • Learnability
         • Difficulty
           • Items involved
             • Regularity
               • Follow rules
             • Contrast
               • Comparison for better understanding
         • Teachability
           • Likelihood to demonstrate (teaxhing useful language)
             • Depends on the teacher´s skills, experiences and resources
         • Accuracy/acquisition
           • Communication
         • Reception vs. production
           • Natural language acquisiton (first receptive skills, then productive)
         • Natural order and similarity with L1