SYLLABUS

a syllabus is a public document wich consists, essentially, of a list. this list specifies all the things that are to be taught in the course.

the syllabus generally has explicit objectives, usually declared at the begining of the document, on the basis of wich the components of the list are selected and ordered.

characteristics of a syllabus:
1. consists of a comprehensive list of content items and process items.
2. is ordered.
3. has explicit objectives.
4. is a public document.
5. may indicate a time schedule.
6. may indicate a preferred methodology or approach.
7. may recommend materials.


The syllabus has different types of languages:
1. grammatical
2. lexical
3. grammatical lexical
4. situational
5. topic based
6. notional
7. functional notional
8. mixed or multi strand
9. procedural.
10. process.


in my opinion this is the best way to have students alert of what are they studying,  they can know what's next and they can study according this syllabus, they know also where is the information, so for me it's a very important part of learning.