What do we mean by a syllabus?

It is a document which says what will

(or at least what should) be learnt.

The evaluation syllabus

The organisational

syllabus

The material syllabus The classroom

syllabus

The learner syllabus

Why should we have a syllabus? Practical benefits

On what criteria can a syllabus be organised?

Topic syllabus

Structural/ situational syllabus

Functional/ notional syllabus

Skills syllabus

Functional /task-based syllabus

Discourse/ skills syllabus

Skills and strategies

Situational syllabus

What role should a syllabus play in the course design process?

A skills-centred

approach

Language-centred

approach

Learning-centred

approach

The post hoc approach