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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
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
West, Jonathan – 1992
It is argued that a functional-notional syllabus is practical and useful for second language instruction at the college level. It constitutes a natural progression from secondary school curricula that emphasize communication in that it uses the same basic organization and similar categories. However, it differs from them in that it pays particular…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Design, 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

Fox, James – TESOL Quarterly, 1978
This paper traces the development of a function-based module, TELEFUN, produced to teach telephone English to Francophone public servants in Canada. Telephone discourse is analyzed, and a number of techniques, including Function Frames and Function Dials, are described. (CFM)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Design, Discourse Analysis