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Reilly, Tarey – 1988
The role of the syllabus in second language teaching is described, distinguishing six major types of syllabi and how they might be implemented in various teaching situations. The foreign language teaching syllabus involves both the integration of subject matter (what to talk about) and linguistic matter (how to talk about it). Choices of syllabi…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Descriptions, Course Organization, Guidelines
Edgerton, David; Sedlak, Philip A. S. – 1984
The methodology developed for use in a U.S.-sponsored radio-based English language arts program for grades 1-3 in Kenya, adapted to the special circumstances of the medium, the context, and the program's administrative limitations, is a highly interactive radio lesson whose most important organizational characteristics are adherence to…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Course Organization, Developing Nations
Laine, Elaine – 1985
This study of the notional-functional approach to second language teaching reviews the history and theoretical background of the method, current issues, and implementation of a notional-functional syllabus. Chapter 1 discusses the history and theory of the approach and the organization and advantages of the notional-functional syllabus. Chapter 2…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), Computer Assisted Instruction, Course Organization
Swales, John – 1985
Seven basic models for teaching languages for special purposes (LSP) are outlined: (1) language-levels; (2) skills; (3) rhetorical functions; (4) notions/concepts; (5) situations; (6) topics; and (7) tasks. These models are examined through analysis of the texts (textbooks, research documents, and others) used to teach LSP courses. Examples of…
Descriptors: Course Organization, Discourse Analysis, Higher Education, Instructional Materials

Graham, Janet G.; Beardsley, Robert S. – TESOL Quarterly, 1986
Describes an experimental course in communication offered to nonnative English-speaking pharmacists at the University of Maryland and reports the results of an evaluation of the course. The course was team-taught by a pharmacist specializing in communication for pharmacists and by an English-as-a-second-language specialist. (Author/SED)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Descriptions, Course Organization, English for Special Purposes