1. SYLLABUS DESIGN

2. What is a syllabus? A syllabus is a document that specifies all the things to be taught in the course. Examples: A country’national syllabus for schools. Syllabus of a group of language colleges.

3. Characteristics of a syllabus 1.consists of a comprehensive list of: -content items (words, topics,structures) -process items (tasks, methods) 2.is ordered (easier items first) 3.explicit objectives (in the introduction) 4.is a public document 5.may indicate a time schedule 6.may indicate a preferred methodology or approach 7.may recommend materials

4. What is a Curriculum?

5. Types of syllabuses Grammatical Lexical Grammatical- lexical Situational Topic-based Notional Functional-notional Mixed or ‘multi- strand Procedural Process

6. Types of syllabus По степени обязательности разработки(a priori syllabus, a posteriori syll-s, a negotiated syll-s) По ориентации на цели обучения(learning-centered syllabus, skill- centered syll-s) В зависимости от используемой единицы обучения(structural,grammatical, task-based, lexical, etc.)

7. Forms of syllabus organization Linear syllabus Modular syllabus Spiral/cyclical syllabus