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Publication Date: 1979
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The Functional Approach to Curriculum Design.
Yalden, Janice
SPEAQ Journal, v3 n3-4 p21-35 1979
Reviews Wilkins' approach to curriculum design as presented in his "Notional Syllabuses." Discusses three components of the language teaching-language learning process: the semantic, the functional, and the formal component, showing how Wilkins' analytic approach implies a semantic rather than a grammatical syllabus, based on learners' characteristics and needs. (MES)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Curriculum Design, Educational Strategies, Educational Theories, English (Second Language), Instructional Materials, Learning Processes, Material Development, Models, Notional Functional Syllabi, Student Characteristics, Student Needs, Teaching Methods
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Language: English
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