ERIC Number: EJ232351
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1979
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Available Date: N/A
Syllabus in Transition: From a Structure Base to a Communicative Base.
Tyacke, Marian
SPEAQ Journal, v3 n3-4 p36-48 1979
Describes difficulties encountered by an Intensive English Language Program staff and students in negotiating the transition from a predominantly structure-based syllabus to a communication-based one. Explains how the new syllabus compromises between the two approaches, gradually increasing emphasis on communicative activities as proficiency increases. (MES)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages), Curriculum Enrichment, Curriculum Problems, Educational Strategies, English (Second Language), Intensive Language Courses, Language Proficiency, Notional Functional Syllabi, Postsecondary Education, Structural Grammar, Student Characteristics, Student Needs, Student Participation, Teacher Role
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: N/A
