TEFL Academy Assignment 4 - Writing a Syllabus based on student's need analysis questionnaire.
Thorough syllabus designed based on the student needs analysis provided (Merit Level). Syllabus includes all authentic material, original video links and well constructed worksheets. Also included is a t...
Student’s Name Alberto Mozo Minguez
Gender and age Male, 31
Nationality Spanish
Education Highschool - industrial engineer
Language Level Intermediate
Motivation Intrinsic - improve conversational skills to communicate better
with his English speaking friends and better understand English
films
Extrinsic - improve English speaking for job prospects in English
speaking countries or advancement in current job and improve
English skills necessary for travel
Perceived Strengths ● Feels confident with overall English writing skills
Perceived ● Feels listening to English is one of his weakest skill
Weaknesses ● Lacks confidence in speaking fluently and accurately
● Difficulty in the pronunciation of English words
● Wants to improve conversational skills
Learning Preferences ● Prefers the use of authentic materials rather than
coursebooks
● Prefers to be corrected when mistakes are made
● Prefers a lesson which incorporates funny activities
● Prefers focusing on speaking, listening and pronunciation
of English
Teacher’s Role He wants the teacher to:
● Use humour to be funny and make the lessons more
interesting
● Have good pronunciation
Topics of Interest environment / science / technology / current affairs / music /
films
THE COURSE PLAN
Name of the Teacher Name of the Student Level of the student
Zachary Rush Alberto Mozo Minguez Intermediate (B1)
Syllabus Type:
Skill - Topic based syllabus
, Course Aims:
By the end of the course, the student will be better able to…
● Improved his business English speech for advancement in his career
● Improved his listening skills through listening activities
● Develop conversational skills and pronunciation in order to speak to his English
friends more fluently and learn vocabulary that is useful when travelling
● Build confidence in his overall English communication
Course Rationale: (700 – 1000 words)
Here you need to include:
● why you have chosen this syllabus type
● why you have chosen the topic(s) covered
● why you have chosen this target language/skill
● the rationale behind the structure of the course, e.g. why is it in this order?
● how the course will meet the learner’s needs
Why you have chosen this syllabus type:
I have chosen to combine the Skills - based and Topic based syllabus to ensure that all the
students needs are met.
The skill based syllabus allows for the student to focus on the main skills and abilities that
a student needs namely reading, writing, listening and speaking. For this syllabus the
focus will be on listening and speaking, as the student already feels confident with writing
English and reading English does not feature on the needs analysis. The activities will
focus on improving skills that are necessary in the workplace, such as going for a job
interview and the correct pronunciation of words used in the workplace.
The Topic based syllabus allows the student to focus on activities of interest and forms a
basis for vocabulary, functions and skills practice. This syllabus type will allow the student
to feel more motivated as he is learning about things that he has significant interest in. In
this particular lesson the student will focus on activities of interest such as listening to an
authentic piece covering current affairs and having a casual conversation about films and
the environment. The student will also become more confident with his English fluency
which will contribute to his job prospects and socialising with English friends.
Why have you chosen the topics covered:
I chose the topics based on the questionnaire and learner analysis. Alberto has a career in
industrial engineering and this provided a good basis for the topics covered. The topics
covered in the lesson include small-talk, current affairs/science, music and film, work and
the environment, these are all associated with the students' topics of interest. The topics
covered provide a wide range of vocabulary that needs to be used, which will assist in
achieving the students English Language learning goals. The topic that includes job
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