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A syllabus (pl. syllabuses or syllabi^[1]) is an outline and summary of topics to be covered in an education or training course. It is descriptive (unlike the prescriptive or specific curriculum). A syllabus may be set out by an exam board or prepared by the professor who supervises or controls course quality. It may be provided in paper form or online.

Definition

The syllabus is a "contract between faculty members and their students, designed to answer students' questions about a course, as well as inform them about what will happen should they fail to meet course expectations." ^[2] It is also a "vehicle for expressing accountability and commitment" (2005, p. 63).^[3] Over time, the notion of a syllabus as a contract has grown more literal but is not in fact an enforceable contract.^[4]

Etymology

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word syllabus derives from modern Latin syllabus "list", in turn from a misreading of the Greek σίττυβας sittybas "parchment label, table of contents", which first occurred in a 15th-century print of Cicero's letters to Atticus.^[1]^[5] Earlier Latin dictionaries such as Lewis and Short contain the word syllabus,^[6] relating it to the non-existent Greek word σύλλαβος, which appears to be a mistaken reading of syllaba "syllable"; the newer Oxford Latin Dictionary does not contain this word.^[7] The apparent change from sitty- to sylla- is explained as a hypercorrection by analogy to συλλαμβάνω (syllambano "bring together, gather").^[7]

Because the word syllabus is formed in Latin by mistake, the Latinate plural form syllabi might be considered a hypercorrection.^[8] The OED, however, admits both syllabuses and syllabi as the plural form.^[1]

Purpose

The syllabus ensures a fair and impartial understanding between the instructor and students such that there is minimal confusion on policies relating to the course, setting clear expectations of material to be learned, behavior in the classroom, and effort on student's behalf to be put into the course, providing a roadmap of course organization/direction relaying the instructor's teaching philosophy to the students, and providing a marketing angle of the course such that students may choose early in the course whether the subject material is attractive.

Many generalized items of a syllabus can be amplified in a specific curriculum to maximize efficient learning by clarifying student understanding of specified material such as grading policy, grading rubric, late work policy, locations and times, other contact information for instructor and teaching assistant such as phone or email, materials required and/or recommended such as textbooks, assigned reading books, calculators (or other equipment), lab vouchers, etc., outside resources for subject material assistance (extracurricular books, tutor locations, resource centers, etc.), important dates in course such as exams and paper due-dates, tips for succeeding in mastering course content such as study habits and expected time allotment, suggested problems if applicable, necessary pre-requisites or co-requisites to current course, safety rules if appropriate, and objectives of the course.

Types

Notional-functional

A notional-functional syllabus is a way of organizing a language-learning curriculum, rather than a method or an approach to teaching. In a notional-functional syllabus, instruction is not organized in terms of grammatical structure, as had often been done with the audio-lingual method (ALM), but instead in terms of "notions" and "functions".

In this model, a "notion" is a particular context in which people communicate. A "function" is a specific purpose for a speaker in a given context. For example, the "notion" of shopping requires numerous language "functions", such as asking about prices or features of a product and bargaining.

Proponents of the notional-functional syllabus (Van Ek & Alexander, 1975; Wilkins, 1976) claimed that it addressed the deficiencies they found in the ALM by helping students develop their ability to effectively communicate in a variety of real-life contexts.^[9]

Other types

Grammatical syllabus
Lexical syllabus
Situational syllabus
Text-based syllabus
Skill-based syllabus
Task-based syllabus
Learner-generated syllabus
Mixed syllabus
Online course syllabus
IRG mode syllabus

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "syllabus". Oxford English Dictionary (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. September 2005.
^ Slattery, J.M.; Carlson, J.F. (2005). "Preparing an effective syllabus: current best practices.". College Teaching 54 (4): 159–164.
^ Habanek, D.V. (2005). "An examination of the integrity of the syllabus". College Teaching 53 (2): 62–64. doi:10.3200/ctch.53.2.62-64.
^ Wasley, P. (2008). "The Syllabus Becomes a Repository of Legalese". The Chronicle of Higher Education 54 (27).
^ "Online Etymology Dictionary - Syllabus". Retrieved 22 August 2012.
^ syllabus. Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short. A Latin Dictionary on Perseus Project.
^ ^a ^b "The Curious and Quibbling History of "Syllabus" (part 2)". Epekteinomene. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
^ "The plural of virus? Latinate plurals reconsidered - Languages Of The World | Languages Of The World". Languagesoftheworld.info. Retrieved 2014-04-26.
^ Brown, H. Douglas (May 6, 2007). Teaching by Principles: An Interactive Approach to Language Pedagogy (Third ed.). Pearson ESL. ISBN 978-0-13-612711-6.

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