SYLLABUS TYPES DEFINITION

It is a collection of
forms and structures of
the language taught.
Forms could be nouns,
verbs, etc., and
GRAMMATICAL structures could be
sub-clauses, questions,
etc.

It is built up around
functions and notions
in the foreign language.
Functions are
communicative
purposes, for example:
NOTIONAL- buying food, requesting
FUNCTIONAL information or
apologising.

The language that is

used in these specific
situations will always
contain certain
PRODUCT functions and notions,
but they are part of a
realistic discourse.

SITUATIONAL

the content of the

language teaching
involves a collection of
particular skills
that may play a role in
using language
SKILLS BASED
 ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES ACTIVITIES
The content is Inability to transfer Students complete a
graded depending learning to real workshop using
on perceived communication. grammar topics learned
complexity in class.

It allows to stablish It divides up language Students perform a

communication into bits that need to dialogue using the
tasks among be learnt sequentially. learnt material in a real
students. situation context.

1. It is a learner- 1. Grammar is dealt Students perform a job

centred syllabus, with incidentally, so interview conversation
since it takes the Situational using vocabulary related
account of the Syllabus may result in
learner and his gaps in learners’
needs. grammatical
2. It knowledge. 2.It
pays more has limited potential
attention to for the language
learners’ speaking learner interested in
ability in contrast acquiring global
to the Grammatical language proficiency
Syllabus.

1. Skill based It is probably more Students listen to an

content is most appropriate for adults audio file and complete
useful when that for children, for a chart, after that each
learners need to whom emphasis on students read aloud the
master specific concrete content is answers and receive
types of language more appropriate. feedback.
uses. 2. .
Relevance on
student-felt needs
or wants.