TE30003 SD

TUTORIAL WEEK 2 & 3

Task 1 - Hutchinson & Waters extract Task 2 Article Review: Approaches to Foreign Language SD

T1: Hutchinson & Waters: Why should we have a syllabus?

Compare your answers with your group members. Come to a consensus and present your groups answer.

T2: Approaches to FL SD
Identify the characteristics of each of the syllabus types based on the following criteria: 1. Theoretical assumptions (i.e. the theory of language and theory of language learning) 2. What gets taught (organizational pattern) 3. In what order (classroom procedure)

Syllabi
1 Structural 2 Notional/functional 3 Situational 4 Skill-based 5 Task-based 6 Content-based

Theoretical assumptions

Organizational pattern (What)

Classroom procedure (How)

T3
Arrange the six types of syllabi based on the relationship between form and meaning along a continuum. Present to the class your groups decision

Emphasis on form

Emphasis on meaning

Structural

Notionalfunctional

situational

Skill-based

Task-based Contentbased

Emphasis on form

Emphasis on meaning