Challenges of Language Syllabus Design in EFL/ESL Contexts

Abstract

The researcher tries to explore the ideas of major authority in the field of language teaching and learning and also applied linguists toward the issue of material development in English language teaching classes. Since every student is unique and his/her need is totally different with his classmate, so finding the trade-off between such varieties of needs is demanding and complicated task. [...]the researcher came with this idea that the teachers should think globally and act locally; in that majority of course books are written in other countries, there are certain conditions in which the teachers have to do amendments in order to meet the needs of their own learners. [...]materials adaptation is the guidance towards students' autonomy and independence. [...]the first step in the construction of a language syllabus is to define objectives based upon an analysis of the needs of the learners.