Seminar 2
Types of language syllabus
Different kinds of syllabuses are used in ELT. Some of them have been influential for the development of theory about course design, but now are included in multi-strand syllabuses.
Home assignment
Read the case study (the link is below) and answer the questions:
1 In this account of course development, what stages of course design can you identify?
2 Who determined what the students' needs were? How were those needs defined?
3 The author describes two approaches to course design. In each approach, how were the students involved in determining needs?
4 What methods were used to design the course? What were the basic elements of the course: structures, functions, competencies, or something else?
5 Was the course successful? Why?