2. Allen (1984), - is that subpart of curriculum which is concerned with a specification of what units will be taught"
3. Yalden (1987),- it is primarily a teacher's statement about objectives and content, with formal and functional components in a dual progression of linear and spiral learning
4. Brumfit (1984d)- specifies content (linguistic, sociolinguistic, pragmatic, cultural, substantive), and also sequences the learning that takes place,
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6. A situational syllabus. The content of language teaching is a collection of real or imaginary situations in which language occurs or is used. A situation usually involves several participants who are engaged in some activity in a specific setting.
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8. A task-based syllabus. The content of the teaching is a series of complex and purposeful tasks that the students want or need to perform with the language they are learning.
9. A content-based-syllabus. The primary purpose of instruction is to teach some content or information using the language that the students are also learningWhite’s classification of syllabus types<br /> Bases for language syllabi CONTENT METHOD SKILL FORM Structural focusTOPIC Informational focus LANGUAGE Receptive/ ProductiveLEARNING Skill acquisition focus PROCESS Learning focus Learner-ledPROCEDURAL Cognitive focus Task-based. SITUATION Contextual focusFUNCTIONAL Notional/ Functional focus <br />Reported by: Jessica C. Banganan<br />MA ESL 235<br />August 28,2010<br />Every syllabus is seen by Breen as subject to six universal requirements, which require the designer to i) focus upon; ii) select; iii) subdivide; and iv) sequence the appropriate outcomes of language learning. <br /> provision of an accessible framework of required knowledge and skills;<br />provision of continuity for its users;<br />ability to give a retrospective account of what has been achieved;<br />evaluation - provision of accountability to colleagues, to learners, and to the wider institution and society;<br />precision of purpose, so that it may be assessed for appropriateness through implementation;<br />sensitivity to the environment for which the plan is intended<br />Reported by: Jessica C. Banganan<br />MA ESL 235<br />August 28,2010<br />