Language teaching syllabus design
Ms M Gearon
First semester * Clayton
This subject discusses the role of the curriculum and syllabus in the context of the teaching of English as a second or foreign language and of teaching languages other than English. After an examination of earlier seminal writing - the Council of Europe and Wilkins' notional syllabuses - major syllabus types are examined: structural, functional, notional, task-based, procedural and competency-based models. Needs analysis is discussed as a preliminary to syllabus and curriculum design. The development of units of work for thematic teaching is considered. Also examined are national frameworks, the Australian Language Learning project, the VCE study design in LOTE, and the Certificate for Spoken and Written English
Assessment
One minor assignment of about 2000 words on a theoretical aspect * One major assignment of about 3000-4000 words integrating theory with a practical application to an aspect of syllabus design.
Recommended texts
Nunan D Syllabus design OUP, 1988
Yalden J The communicative syllabus: Evolution, design and implementation Pergamon, 1983