Week 5

'''SYLLABUS DESIGN FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING (Jack C. Richards)'''

 

 

English teachers have faced lots of difficult situations that involve students’ context, lack of materials and students’ problems when learning a second language. Now, it is important to consider the following aspects to take into account when designing a syllabus for teaching English according to Richards’ theory:

1.      The first theory that I will mention is regarding the teaching if writing: here, I as a teacher will design some examples on how to write a correct paragraph (through a well – written paragraph I will show students each part of the paragraph and they will understand better how to write a good paragraph. If the have that information they will get easier the information rather than using typical theory about writing a paragraph.

2.      The second theory I will mention in this brief summary has to do with oral communication; there, students will need more than a tool to develop their oral skills, starting by pronunciation lesson and then tips and activities on how to develop speaking skills. They will need materials such as posters, flashcards and screen recording on how to practice fluency by watching the position of the mouth, the tongue and so on.

With those two theories mentioned above, teacher will think about how to design and create materials according to the needs of students and depending on the context that students have.