difference between syllabus and curiculum

1. CHAPTER 4
CONCEPT OF SYLLABUS

2. DEFINITION OF SYLLABUS

3. SYLLABUS is a contract between faculty members
and their students, designed to answer student’s
question about a course, as well as inform them
about course expectations.
SYLLABUS ensures a fair and impartial
understanding between the instructor and students
A vehicle for expressing accountability and
commitment
SYLLABUS is typically created by each individual
teacher, so it focuses on a particular class. It offers
an overview of the goals of the course so that
students know what is expected to them by the end
of the term.

4. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SYLLABUS
AND CURRICULUM
SYLLABUS CURRICULUM
For students For teachers
Accessible for students Not accessible for students
Made by teachers Developed by school district and
college administrations
Descriptive list of the concepts that
will be taught in particular class
Guideline set for educators that
prescribe what they need to teach to
their students
Handed out on the first day of the
class
Not seen by students unless by
requests

5. GUIDELINES IN PREPARING A
SYLLABUS

6. 1. COURSE INFORMATION
2. COURSE OBJECTIVES
3. REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS
4. COURSE OUTLINE
5. METHODOLOGIES
6. COURSE REQUIREMENTS
7. GRADING SYSTEM
8. CLASSROOM POLICIES
9. CONSULTATION HOUR

7. THINGS TO BE CONSIDERED IN
MAKING A SYLLABUS

8.  The needs, wants, interests of the students.
 The learners learning styles
 Setting out achievable objectives, which should provide
a clear focus for the course and be laid out in
achievable steps.
 Having a clear idea/statement of global goals, i.e. why
the course is being run and what the end goals are.
 The physical constraints of the environment you’ll be
teaching in.
 The nature of the course, e.g. if it is a Business English
Course.
 The order of the syllabus elements.
 To know how to balance skills systems.

9. DISCUSSED BY:
EMMA L. BACLAYON
3E
PREPARED BY:
PATRIXIA ANN BALDONAZA
3E

10. REFERENCE:
GOOGLE

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