Communicative syllabus design : a sociolinguistic model for defining the content of purpose-specific language programmes

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Communicative syllabus design : a sociolinguistic model for defining the content of purpose-specific language programmes

John Munby

Cambridge University Press, 1981

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Bibliography: p. 219-228

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Communicative Syllabus Design provides an ideal resource for identifying and selecting the syllabus content relevant to the needs of different types or groups of foreign-language learner. Clear examples are given at every stage of the explanation with two detailed studies of how the model works in practice. It should be invaluable to anyone writing ESP courses. Teachers who are involved in planning general courses should also find it relevant and informative since the criteria for analysing communicative needs can easily be adapted for their purposes.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • 1. Communicative competence and a theoretical framework
  • 2. Designing the model: parameters and process
  • 3. Communication needs: interaction and instrumentality
  • 5. Communication needs: dialect and target level
  • 6. Communication needs: communicative event and communicative key
  • 7. Language skills selection
  • 8. Sociosemantic processing and linguistic encoding
  • 9. The operational instrument
  • 10. The instrument applied
  • Epilogue.

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