Grammatical or Structural Syllabus

The most common and traditional syllabus type.

It is a product oriented, content based syllabus
The focus is on the knowledge and skills which
learners should gain as a result of instruction, not on
how they can attain them.
The syllabus is usually conducted through the
grammar-translation or audio-lingual method.
Introduces one item at a time and required mastery of
that item before moving on to the next.
Selection and grading is done according to the
grammatical simplicity and complexity.
 Grammatical or Structural Syllabus
Language consists of a finite set of rules and these
rules can be learned one by one in an additive fashion.
Once learners have internalized the formal aspects of
a given language, they will automatically be able to use
it in genuine communication outside the classroom.
The learning process entails exposing to the learner
several discrete units of the global language by turns.
The sample is carefully controlled by the teaching
situation.
The learner’s job is to synthesize language that has
been taken apart and presented to him in small pieces.