The Objectives and Content of the Ethiopian School English Syllabus: Its Adequacy, Relevence and Effectiveness
Abstract
A Language syllabus is an educational docwnent;
1,n fact, it is a record of corrunitments and
accountability. It directs progress and
indicates destination. To serve these purposes,
it needs to be adequate (complete) in containing
the requirements as a guide for ' the
teaching-learning proc.ess, relevant (suitable)
to the situation it intends to serve, and
effective (yeilding) in producing expected
learning outcomes. How is the Ethiopian School
English Syllabus in the light of these issues:
Adequacy, Relevance and effectiveness? This
three-part study starts with a background survey
of the design and use of language syllabuses,
followed by a view on the Ethiopian School
English Syllabus (ESES), and concludes with some
suggestions. It is feU that this type of study
will be very helpful, particularly, at a time
when the Ethiopian School Curriculwn in general
and the language syllabus in particular are under
scrutiny .
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Journal of Education. Vol. VII/l, pp. 25-38.
1986. "Insights into the concepts of the
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Vol . X/l, pp. 39-58.
Allen, J.P.B. and Widdowson, H.G. 1979.
the Communicative Use of English."
Brumfit and K. Johnoon (eds.) pp. 22- 142.
"Teaching
In C.J.
Allen, W. and Spada, N. 1983. "Designing a Communicati
ve Syllabus in the People's Republic of
China.. " In R.R. Jordan (d.) Case Studies in ELT .
London: Co11insELT. pp. 132-145.
Bertrand, A. and Cebula , J.P. ( 1980). Tests, Measurement
and Evaluation: A Developmental Approach.
Lonon: Addison Wesley.
Bloom, B.S., et a1. 1956. Taxonomy of Educational
Objectives: The Classification of Educational
Goals, Handbook
David Mckay.
1 Cognitive Domain. New York:
Brumfit, C.J. and Johnson, K. (eds.). 1979. The
Communicative Approach to Language Teahing .
Ox ford: Oxford University Press.
Chomsky, N. 1957. Syntactic Structures. The Hague:
Mouton .
Corder, S. Pit. . 1975 . "Applied Linguistics and Language Teaching. "
(eds.) Papers
Edinburgh Course
2. London: Oxford
In J.P.B. Allen and S. Pit Corder
in Applied Linguistics The
in Applied Linguistics. Volume
University Press . pp. 55-87.
Dav ies, 1. K. 1976 . Objectives in Curriculum Design.
London: McGraw Hill.
1981. Instructional Techniques. New York:
McGraw Hill . Dressel, P. L. 1976. Handbook of
Academic Evaluation. London: St. George House.
Dubin, F. and Olshtain, E. 1986. Course Design : Developing
Programmes and Materials for Language
Learning. London: Cambridge University Press.
Ewer, J.R. and Boys, O. 1981. "The EST Textbooks
Si tuation: An Enquiry." ESP Journal Vol. 1,
pp. 87-105.
English Panel, 1979. A Detailed Outline of English
-C-u-r-r-i-c-u-l-u-m--: ---G-r-a-d-e- --9---2-. Addis Ababa: Curriculum Department. (mimeo)
Furey, P.P. 1983. "Considerations in ·the Assessment
of Language Syllabuses." In John A.S. Read (ed.)
Trend in Language Syllabus Design. Singapore:
Singapore University Press. pp. 3-27.
Girma Amare. 1974. "Philosophy and its Uses to Teachers.
"The Ethiopian Journal of Education. Vol.
7/1 , pp. 65-74.
Hai le Michael Aberra. 1984. The Communicative Vs The
Tradi tional Approach to the Teaching of English
Reading Comprehension at Addis Ababa Uni versi ty
Freshman Level. Unpublished M.A. Dissertaion.
Addis Ababa University.
Hailom Banteyerga. 1986. "English Conditional Sentences;
A Comparative Analysis of the Structural
and Communicative Approaches in Teaching to
Non-nati ve speakers. " The Ethiopian Journal of
Education. Vol. X/I, pp. 69-79.
Hawkey, R. 1980. "Syllabus Design for Specific Purposes.
"Projects in Materials Design. ELT Documents
Special. The British Council. pp. 82-133.
Hutchinson, T. and Waters, A. 1987. English for Specific
Purposes. A Learning - Centred Approach.
London: Cabridge University Press.
Mager, R.F. 1962. Preparing Instructional Objecties.
Belmont, Calif: Fearon. Publishers.
Ministry of Education of Socialist Ethiopia. 1984 .
..::T..:,;h:...:e'--..::E..::t:...:h::..;l.:;:..o' ::.,.po;..::ci..:,;a..:,;n,--..::S..::c..::h:...:o:...;o:...;l,,--_S,-,y,--l::...::.l..:,;a.;.:.b..::u;,;:s..::e;,.::..s . Add i s Ab a b a :
Curriculum Department. (mimeo).
Morris, Barbara L. 1983. The English Language Communicative
Needs of AAU Students. Unpublished
M.A. Dissertation. Addis Ababa University.
Richards J.C. 1990. The Language Teaching Matrix.
Cambridge: University Press.
Roberts J.T. 1982. "Recent Development in ETL: Part
I I "Language Teaching. Vol. 15/3, pp. 174-194.
Roders, Th.S. 1983. "Communicative Syllahus Design
and Implementation: Reflection on a Decade of
Experience. " In John A. S. Read (ed.) Trends in
Language Syllabus Design. Singapore: Singapore
University Press, ' pp. 28-54.
Romiszowski, A. J. 1981. Designing Instructional System.
London: Logan Page Ltd.
Show, A. M. 1977. "Foreign Language Syllabus Development:
Some Recent Approaches". Language Teaching
and Linguistics Abstract. Vol. 10/4, pp. 217-233.
Steiner, F. 1975. Performing with Objectives Rowley,
Moss.: Newbury House.
Stern. H.H. 1983. Fundamental Concepts of Language
Teaching. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
1984. "Review and Discussion". General English
Syllabus Design. ELT Doc:;:uments ll8.
Pergamon Press. pp. 5-12.
Tesfaye Sheway and 'TayTor, Charles V. 1976. ' "Language
Curriculua". In Bender, M.L. et al. (eds.)
Language in Ethiopia. London: Ox'ford Uni versi ty
Press. pp. 371-399.
Valette, R.M. 1980. "Evaluating the second Language
Learning Programme." In Grit tner, F. M. (ed. )
Learning a second Language. Chicago: Uni versi ty
of Chicago Press. pp. 150-165.
Valette, R.M. and Disick, R.S. 1972. Modern Language
Performance Objectives and Individualization:
A Handbook. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovicte.
Van Ek, J.A. and Alexander, L.G. 1982. Threshold
Level English. Council of Europe Modern Language
Project. Oxford: Pergamon Press.
White, R.V. 1988. The ELT Curriculum. Oxford: Basil
Blackwell.
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