Syllabus
•It is an outline of
the subjects in a
course of study or
teaching.
Learnability
Usefulness Frequency
Coverage
4. The Situational Syllabus
1. The Grammar Syllabus
• Select different types of real-life situations
•Acquire the knowledge of grammatical rather than grammar e.g. At the Bank, At
structures e.g. tenses of the verb the Supermarket
2. The Lexical Syllabus 5. The Topic-Based Syllabus
•Understand the basis of vocabulary and • Organize different topics e.g. weather,
words sport, literature, music etc.
3. The Functional Syllabus 6. The Task-Based Syllabus
•Communicative function e.g. Requesting, • Provide meaning based learning e.g.
inviting, offering and agreeing/disagreeing listing, comparing, problem-solving,
sharing personal experiences, and creative
task.
It shows any combination of
items from grammar, lexis,
grammar functions,
situations, topics, tasks and
different language skills or
pronunciation issues.