Types of Syllabus Design in Language Teaching

Syllabus Design: Types

Type A

Type B

Grammatical and Structural Syllabuses

Situational and Thematic Syllabuses

Functional/Notional Syllabuses

Lexical Syllabuses

Task Based and Procedural Syllabuses

Process and Content Syllabuses

Grammar

Rationalist

+morphology - syntax

Accumulated entities

Form focused= sequence of forms

Meaning-focus

Topic-based

Situational line

Logical/Semantic order

Wide range of meanings

Communicative functions

Semantic organization

Functional and notional meaning

Notion = concept

Lists of expressions

Lack of generalizability

Related weakness

Vocabulary

Corpus linguistics = computers

Collocations

Syllabus of words

Frequency

Generalizability

Innovation

COBUILD

Language-focused

Learner-centered

Real-words tasks

-Products +Processes

Strong CLT

TBLT

Zero-grammar school

Communicative tasks

Prahbu`s syllabus = Bangalore Project

Task difficulty

Learner-centeredness

Specifications of content

Negotiated syllabus by students and teacher

Originated in Lancaster University in 1970`s

Incompatible with coursebooks

Lack of direction

Knowledge-oriented

Immersion teaching/learning

Integrated approach

Cultural learning

Russet Silva Briz

Student ID: 5071200034

Curriculum and Course Design - Principles and Practice

Prof.: PhD Vivian Mazariegos

Assignment 3: Tree Diagram

December 20th, 2020.

Consulted reference: IEXPRO (2020), Class Anthology, Curriculum and Course Design- Principles and Practice, Chapter 4: "Syllabus Design: Types", pp. 43-64.