2. Characteristics of a a syllabus
• Traditionally there is a list specifying all the
contents to be taught in the class. It is therefore
comprehensive.
. The syllabus is a public / official document
subject to scrutinity by school
authorities, teacher trainers, MCE, and of use
for students and parents.
• It should include time schedule, methodology, forms of
assessment, recommended bibliography.
3. Components of syllabus:
• CONTENT ITEMS:words, structures, topics.They
are ordered according to their complexity:
seelction of materials and their order.
• PROCESS ITEMS: tasks and methods.
• The SYLLABUS must have explicit
objectives.
4. Different types of language syllabus
• 1. Grammatical.
• 2. Lexical.
• 3. Grammatical-lexical.
• 4. Situational.
• 5. Topic-based.
• 6. Notional.
• 7. Functional-notional.
• 8. Mixed or multi-strand.
• 9. Procedural.
• 10. Process.
