1. 1. EDU555 CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION WEEK 6
2. 2. 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
3. 3. 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
4. 4. 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
5. 5. Syllabus Format 0Course information 0Course description 0Course objective 0Course content 0Method of instruction 0Assessment 0Required text 0References * Please refer to your Course Information
6. 6. 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
7. 7. 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
8. 8. 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
9. 9. TYPES OF SYLLABUSES 4) Situational syllabus
10. 10. TYPES OF SYLLABUSES 5) Communicative approach - Based on communication and negotiation in the target language - Various linguistic, thematic or functional elements are selected
11. 11. TYPES OF SYLLABUSES 6) Eclectic approach - Combination of two or more syllabuses