The document discusses what a syllabus is, which is a document that outlines what will be learned. It explains the different types of syllabi, including evaluation, organizational, material, classroom, and learner syllabi. It also discusses why syllabi are important, providing structure and standardization for testing. Finally, it examines how syllabi can be organized, such as by topic, skills, functions, or situations, and what role they should play in course design, including learning-centered, skills-centered, and language-centered approaches.

1. 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

2. Why should we have a syllabus?
Practical
benefits
Moral
support
Cosmetic
role
Statement
of projected
routs
Basis
for
testing
Standardisa
tion
Criteria for
material
selection
View on the
nature of
language and
learning

3. 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

4. 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