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5-i 5.The educational aspect which consists ofA. curriculum,
syllabus, and course design and the distinction between themB.
diferent approaches to syllabus designC. essential steps in
designing a language syllabusD. diferent steps in designing a
language course1. Definition of curriculum2. Definition of
syllabus3. Definition of course design4. Difference between
syllabus and curriculum, course design1. Definition of
curriculumCurriculum is a very general concept which involves
consideration of the whole comple of philosophical, social and
administrative factors which contribute to the planning of an
educational program.! "#llen $uoted in %unan, 2&&&'
()1. Definition of curriculum*t can be defined, as an educational
program which states'a) +he educational purpose of the program "the
ends)b) +he ontent te-hing proe6ures and learning eperience which
will be necessary to achieve this purpose "the means) c) ,ome me-ns
for -ssessing whether or not the educational ends have been
achieved.!" -ichards, .latt and .latt 1//3' /4)1. Definition of
curriculum 7urriu8ums "or curricula if you prefer) do not usually
prescribe how a course will be taught0 they merely list what is to
be taught and what the learners should be able to do by the end of
a course "or series of courses spread over considerable time such
as secondary school curricula).529 urriu8um# syllabus is an
epression of opinion on the nature of language and learning0 it
acts as a gui6e for both teacher and learner by providing some
go-8s to be attained.!# syllabus consists of list of ontent to :e
t-ught through a course of study. 1ey tas2s for the syllabus
designer are the se8etion of the items -n6 their se;uening -n6
integr-tion.! Nunan (1999:73) 2. Definition of syllabus2.
Definition of syllabusStern (1984) defines syllabus as connected
with content, structure, and organi3ation.,yllabus is essentially a
statement of
