Topics for Discussion


Preliminary Information


Week 1 October 26-30
Real-time chat sessions:

Wednesday, October 28, 12:00 (noon) Central Standard Time [TRANSCRIPT]
Thursday, October 29, 11:00 p.m. Central Standard Time [TRANSCRIPT]
    Topic 1: Definitions of Curriculum and Syllabus

    Topic 2: Synthetic Syllabuses
    Topic 3: Analytic Syllabuses
    Topic 4: Comprehensible Input and Output
Week 2 November 2-6
Real-time chat sessions:
Wednesday, November 4, 12:00 (noon) Central Standard Time [TRANSCRIPT]
Thursday, November 5, 11:00 p.m. Central Standard Time [TRANSCRIPT]
    Topic 5: What Are Tasks?

    Topic 6: What is task based language teaching?
    Topic 7: Three Task-Based Syllabuses
    Topic 8: Different Types of Task
Week 3 November 9-13
Real-time chat sessions:
Wednesday, November 11, 12:00 (noon) Central Standard Time [TRANSCRIPT]
Thursday, November 12, 11:00 p.m. Central Standard Time [TRANSCRIPT]
    Topic 9: Selecting, Grading and Sequencing Content

    Topic 10: Selecting, Grading and Sequencing Tasks

    Topic 11: Analyzing Task-Based Talk
Week 4 November 16-20
Real-time chat sessions:
Wednesday, November 18, 12:00 (noon) Central Standard Time [TRANSCRIPT]
Thursday, November 19, 11:00 p.m. Central Standard Time [TRANSCRIPT]
    Topic 12: Final Project





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