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London, Dalton; McIntyre, Elisabeth – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1983
Describes an attempt to design a first-year university French course along lines laid down by researchers associated with the Council of Europe and proponents of the communicative approach. Aspects discussed include approach and objectives, public, materials, activities, and evaluation. (Author/AMH)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Content, French, Higher Education
Nakamura, Yoshihiro – 1985
Many teachers feel that the primary goal of language education is the development of communicative rather than linguistic competence. This shift in focus has affected syllabus design. However, no single syllabus appears satisfactory by itself. The grammatical syllabus is effective to instill in learners automatic production of accurate structural…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Content, Course Objectives
Calliabetsou, Penelope – 1995
A discussion, in French, of second language grammar instruction looks at the differences between a traditional linguistic approach to grammar learning, used less and less with the advent of communicative language teaching methods, and a sociolinguistic approach, which focuses more closely on the sociocultural context of functional variants of a…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Content, Cultural Context
Saltarelli, Mario, Ed. – Studies in Language Learning, 1983
Papers in this journal issue concern various aspects of foreign language syllabus construction. Titles and authors are: "The Threshold Level: A Notional-Functional Syllabus" (Barbara F. Matthies); "Functions of Grammar in a Language Teaching Syllabus" (William E. Rutherford); "Communicative and Grammatical Syllabuses to…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives
Little, David, Comp.; And Others – 1985
The first functional-notional syllabus for adult learners of Irish, written in Irish and English, is presented. The syllabus begins with an introductory section about functional-notional syllabi, their definitions and implications, and the characteristics of this syllabus. The second section provides the general aims and specific behavioral…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Agriculture, Behavioral Objectives, Climate
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1987
The New York City schools' syllabus for the first year of high school French instruction outlines a communicative curriculum conforming to state standards of preparation for state language proficiency examinations. The syllabus begins with an introductory section that describes the objectives and approach used and provides suggestions for…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Content, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Design
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1988
The New York City schools' syllabus for the first year of high school Spanish instruction outlines a communicative curriculum conforming to state standards of preparation for state language proficiency examinations. The syllabus begins with an introductory section that describes the objectives and approach used and provides suggestions for…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Content, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Design
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1988
The New York City schools' syllabus for the first three years of high school Italian instruction outlines a communicative curriculum conforming to state standards of preparation for state language proficiency examinations. The syllabus begins with an introductory section that describes the objectives and approach used and provides suggestions for…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Content, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Design
Fallon, Gerald; Morse, Marie – 1987
The Alberta (Canada) teaching guide for French native language instruction in the early elementary school years (grades 1-3) is intended as a resource for classroom teachers. Its objective is to help teachers integrate notional content and meaningful communicative activities, both oral and written. Introductory sections discuss the guiding…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Content, Curriculum Development
Fallon, Gerald; Morse, Marie – 1988
The Alberta (Canada) teaching guide for French native language instruction in the later elementary school years (grades 4-6) is intended as a resource for classroom teachers. Its objective is to help teachers integrate notional content and meaningful communicative activities, both oral and written. Introductory sections discuss the guiding…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Content, Curriculum Development
Krahnke, Karl – 1987
An examination of foreign language syllabus design reviews current literature on six syllabus types and discusses the process of choosing and integrating syllabi for classroom use. The six syllabus types are structural, notional-functional, situational, skill-based, task-based, and content-based, characterized as differing by increasing attention…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Organization
Westphal, Patricia B. – 1979
The numerous innovations in foreign language teaching during the past ten years indicate that the profession is reaching toward syllabi in which students would learn to master and apply creatively a fairly limited body of material built around basic linguistic and cultural concepts. This theme is apparent in the syllabi, or subject-matter content…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Audiovisual Instruction, Communication Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages)