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Notional-Functional Syllabuses.

Finocchiaro, Mary – Rassegna Italiana di Linguistica Applicata, 1979

This article discusses the value of the notional-functional approach to language teaching and considers some sociolinguistic, psycholinguistic, and linguistic features of the notional-functional syllabus. (CFM)

Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, English (Second Language)

Student-Perceived Communication Needs: Infrastructure of the Functional/Notional Syllabus.

Peer reviewed

And Others; Harlow, Linda L. – Foreign Language Annals, 1980

Sets out the advantages of a functional/notional syllabus as opposed to a grammatical syllabus. Presents topics around which to build a functional/notional syllabus in teaching college-level French. Makes suggestions, based on students' perception of their communicative needs, for the sequencing of these materials. (PMJ)

Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Curriculum Design, Curriculum Guides, French

TELEFUN: A Pragmatic Approach to Functional Learning Materials Development

Peer reviewed

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