TEFL Academy Assignment 4 - Writing a Syllabus based on student's need analysis questionnaire. In this case, the questionnaire was provided with assignment downloads, but with other courses or as a freelance teacher, the student must fill out the questionnaire you have set-up, or you must conduct a...
Student’s Name Alberto
Gender and age Male of 31 years
Nationality Spanish
Education High School
Language Level Intermediate
Motivation Extrinsic – to improve English to better his chances of finding a job
in an English speaking country (England) or to make progress in his
current job in Spain.
Extrinsic – to communicate better with his English speaking friends
in casual conversation, and to travel more where English skills are
necessary for effective communication
Perceived Strengths Feels confident with writing English and overall writing skills
Perceived Difficulty in listening to English audio pieces / text
Weaknesses Difficulty in speaking English
Difficulty in pronunciation of English words
Learning Likes funny activities
Preferences Likes topics that include maths, the environment , science,
technology and current affairs
Likes to learn vocabulary words associated with technical terms
Prefers authentic material
Likes to have a course book to follow
Likes to prioritise speaking and pronunciation in English
Teacher’s Role Alberto likes to have a teacher that is funny and do funny type
activities and is good at pronunciation
Topics of Interest Football / watching movies / listening to various types of music /
maths / technical material / the environment / science /
technology and current affairs.
, THE COURSE PLAN
Name of the Teacher Name of the Student Level of the
student
Rochelle Venter Alberto Mozo Minguez Intermediate
(B1)
Syllabus Type: Skills & Topic Based
In Skills Based – the student will focus on activities where speaking, listening and writing is
important , such as applying for a job or going for an interview, as well as a focus on
pronunciation of words that might be used in the work place.
In Topic Based – the student will focus on activities of interest, such as listening to an
authentic piece on technology and having a casual conversation with the teacher on various
things in common. A topic based syllabus is immediately associated with vocabulary, and
in this lesson I chose to focus on nouns used in the workplace.
Course Aims:
By the end of the course, the student will have ….
Improved his business spoken English that is typically used in the work-place, and
will sound more sophisticated and professional when going for interviews
Be better able to listen to and understand speech in audio through a listening
activity and be able to pick out certain information from the listening piece
Improved his spoken English to use in casual conversation with friends and when
travelling
Improved his fluency and pronunciation of English words typically associated with
in the work place as well as when socializing with friends
Course Rationale: (700 – 1000 words)
Here you need to include:
why you have chosen this syllabus type
I have decided to divide this lesson into two syllabus types , namely (a) Skills based and (b)
Topic based
A. Skills Based focussed on practising one or all of the main sills (reading, writing,
listening and speaking) helping students to improve their abilities in that area by
teaching them strategies. The student will focus on activities where speaking,
listening and writing is important , such as applying for a job or going for an
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