SYLLABUS DESIGN

GROUP 2:
Nguyen Thi Ngoc Anh

Le Khanh Chi

Nguyen Thi Que Linh

Do Hong Ngoc

Nguyen Hong Nhung

Pham Vu Huong Thao

SYLLABUS DESIGN

IELTS LISTENING
TARGET
TARGET 7.0
7.0 –– 7.5
7.5

NEEDS
ANALYSI
S
PRESENTERS: Ngoc Anh – Khanh Chi – Hong Ngoc
 Content
General information 1

QUESTIONNAIRE
NEED ANALYSIS
Survey process 2

Data analysis 3

Implications 4

Q&A 5
 Content
General information 1

QUESTIONNAIRE
NEED ANALYSIS
Survey process 2

Data analysis 3

Implications 4

Q&A 5
 Number of participants (people) GENERAL
50

45
45 INFORMATION
40

35 • Need analysis Questionnaire for

30
Intensive IELTS Listening target 7.0 -
25

20
7.5

15 • The attendance of 55 participants

10
7 mainly from undergraduate &
5 3
0 postgraduate group
Under-graduate Post-graduate Employee
P r e s e n t e r : K H A N H C H I
 Content
General information 1

QUESTIONNAIRE
NEED ANALYSIS
Survey process 2

Data analysis 3

Implications 4

Q&A 5
DESIGN QUESTIONAIRE
Based on Hutchinson’s framework (1987)

Course = Journey Gather information about learners’

target needs  the content of the

course, language items, skills, materials,

1. Necessities = Destination
or texts, kinds of activities, etc.
2. Lacks = The starting point
3. Wants = The disputes over which destination to take
4. Learning needs = The route
CONDUCT SURVEY

• Apply Web 2.0 Tools via Google form

• Publicize the link on Facebook, Forum, ...

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• Collect data
 CATEGORIZE ITEMS
Based on Hutchinson’s framework (1987)

Types of items in questionnaire

12
11
10

• Necessities: items 1 – 7
8

6
• Lacks: items 8 & 9
4
4

2 • Wants: items 10 - 13
1
0
0
Likert scales Short answer Yes/no items MCQs
 Content
General information 1

QUESTIONNAIRE
NEED ANALYSIS
Survey process 2

Data analysis 3

Implications 4

Q&A 5
ANALYSIS
DATA

NECESSITIES Wants Lacks

P r e s e n t e r : N G O C A N H
 NECESSITIES
Question 1: What is your purpose(s) of Item 1

achieving IELTS Listening target 7.5?

 Scholarship application

 Job application

 Professional career

Others: _______
P r e s e n t e r : N G O C A N H
Learners’ aims to achieve IELTS Listening target NECESSITIES
7.0 – 7.5
Item 1

6.2%
20.2%  Learners’ view towards English

listening acquisition is dominantly

45.5%
28.1%
for their studies and future

occupations.

Scholarship application Profestional career

Job application Others
P r e s e n t e r : N G O C A N H
NECESSITI
ES
Item 2
Question 2: In your fields, what is/are

your purpose(s) of Listening English?

 Listening for lectures

 Listening for telephoning

 Listening for daily communication

Others: _______
P r e s e n t e r : N G O C A N H
NECESSITI Learners’ purposes of Listening English
in their fields
ES
Item 2
30

26
25
Learners’ perspective in their fields:

20
• Learning listening English is not only
15
15
to attain IELTS certificate
11
10
• But also to employ English as a mean
5
3
of communication
0
Lecture Daily Interpreting & Business
P r e s e n t e r : N G O C A N H communication translating
Question 3: In which test(s) has your NECESSIT Item 3

listening skill been assessed? IES

The item of different tests that learners
 VSTEP  TOEFL
have taken

 IELTS  TOEIC

 None

State your listening score: _______

P r e s e n t e r : N G O C A N H
 Different tests that learners have taken

None 13 NECESSITI Item 3

TOEIC 14
ES
Learners are most familiar with
TOEFL 2

this kind of language

IELTS 23

VSTEP 7 assessment (IELTS)

0 10 20 30
Number of participants P r e s e n t e r : N G O C A N H
Question 4: What is your current
NECESSIT
Listening level based on CEFR? (if you IES Item 4

know)
Learners’ self-evaluation about their
 Elementary (A2)
current English level
 Intermediate (B1)

 Upper - intermediate (B2)

Others: ______ P r e s e n t e r : N G O C A N H
Learners’ current level based on CEFR
NECESSIT
12.7% IES Item 4

• They are able to obtain band 7.5 in IELTS

56.4% 30.9%
listening at the end of this course

• The entry level should be 6.0 – 6.5 instead of

7.0
Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1)
Uper-intermediate (B2)
P r e s e n t e r : N G O C A N H
Question 5: How much time do you spend NECESSITIESItem 5
practicing listening English per day?
The item Learners’ time for English
 Less than 30 minutes
listening practice
 30 minutes to 1 hour

 1 to 2 hours

Others: ___________
Learners’ time for practicing Listening
English per day
3.6%
NECESSITIESItem 5
12.7% • Undergraduates & Postgraduates:
36.4%
time for English listening practice is

limited
47.3%
• Most effective range of time: 30 – 60

Less than 30m 30m - 1 hour minutes per day

1 - 2 hours Over 2 hours
 Question 6: What is your preferable way

when you practice listening English?

 In-class practice
NECESSITIESItem 6  At-home listening exercises practice

Types of preferable English Listening

 Media functions (Movies, music, news,

practice item etc.)

Others: ___________
 Types of preferable English
Listening practice

12.7%

NECESSITIESItem 6 21.8%

65.5%
Learners feel more interested in Free

practice than Controlled practice

In-class practice At home practice Media functions

 Question 7: Which techniques have you ever used

to practice listening?

 Paraphrasing  Outlining
NECESSITIES

 Note-taking Others: ______

Item 7

Preferable techniques used to practice listening items

 Techniques used to practice listening

Writing transcription 1

Reading English subtitles 4

Outlining 10

Note-taking 17
NECESSITIES

Paraphrasing 23

0 5 10 15 20 25
Item 7

Number of participants

Note-taking & paraphrasing are the two most crucial and effective techniques
ANALYSIS
DATA

Necessities LACKS Wants

P r e s e n t e r : H O N G N G O C
Question 8: For these questions, please LACKS
self-assess your level and kindly put the tick Item 8

() corresponding with your choices:

Poor Low Average Good Excellent

1. Listening accuracy

2. Listening comprehension

3. Understanding the format of four main tasks in

IELTS listening test
4. Applying listening techniques in answering the
questions in listening tests
 Listening competences of learners in IELTS test
Participants have
30
28 28 attended IELTS
27
25
Listening course

20
20

16
15 15
15 14 40%
11
10
8 60%
7 7 7
5 4
3
2 2 2 2 2
0

Listening accuracy Listening Understanding Applying listening Yes No

comprehension format techniques
Low Poor Average
 Question 9: Which kinds of task do you find difficult

to complete?
LACKS Item 9  Matching  Classification

The item of difficult kinds  Form - filling  Summary completion

of Listening task  Table completion  Short-answer questions

 Labelling  Completing a flowchart

 Multiple choice  Note completion

 Sentence completion Others: _____________

 Difficult kinds of listening task
Matching 5
LACK Item 9
Form-filling 10

S Table completion 8
Labelling 5
Multiple choice 2
• Giving short answers:
Sentence completion 10
most challenging Classification 7
Summary completion 6
• Sentence completion & Short-answer questions 15
Completing a flow chart 6
Form filling: triggering
Note completion 6
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16

Number of participants
ANALYSIS
DATA

Necessities Lacks WANTS

P r e s e n t e r : H O N G N G O C
Question 11: Which book have you
WANTS Item 11
used to practice for IELTS Listening

test? The item of IELTS books’ users

 15 days for IELTS listening practice

 Complete IELTS listening

 Essential listening for IELTS

Others: _______ P r e s e n t e r : H O N G N G O C
 Percentage of IELTS books’ users

12.70%
WANTS Item 11
16.80%
1.50%

IELTS books are not familiar to

7.20%
23.60%
those learners who have never

38.20%
attended an IELTS course

15 days for IELTS listening practice Complete IELTS listening

Essential listening for IELTS Cambridge IELTS
Economy TOEIC None P r e s e n t e r : H O N G N G O C
 WANTS
Question 12: Who do you expect to be Item 12

guided by in this IELTS Listening course? The item Learners’ wants for teacher

 Native teachers

 Non-native teachers

 Both native and non-native teachers

Others: _______
Learners’ wants for teachers
1.8%

20%
WANTS Item 12

5.5% • Native speakers: helping them to

72.7%
understand the format and different

tasks of IELTS Listening test

• Non-native teachers: instructing

Native teachers
listening tips and techniques
Non-native teachers
Native & Non-native teachers
Self-study
 Content
General information 1

QUESTIONNAIRE
NEED ANALYSIS
Survey process 2

Data analysis 3

Implications 4

Q&A 5
• Target’s adjustment: downed from band 7.0 – 7.5 to band 6.5 – 7.5

• Teachers’ roles:

1. Native teachers: 60-minute class of teaching IELTS Listening test’s format

and tasks form

2. Non-native teachers: the rest of the lesson in which techniques, strategies

as well as exam practice are intensively instructed

• Objectives of the course: practice for IELTS listening based on what skills and tasks

are tested

• Length: 19 lessons (2 hours/lesson)

• Cost: 6.000.000 VND (20 lessons)

• Study time: Monday, Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Thursday, Saturday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

 Content
General information 1

QUESTIONNAIRE
NEED ANALYSIS
Survey process 2

Data analysis 3

Implications 4

Q&A 5
1.What are the purposes of needs assessment in our

questionnaire?

2.What are the aims of considering learners’ wants

in the questionnaire?
IELTS LISTENING NEEDS
TARGET
TARGET 7.0
7.0 –– 7.5
7.5 ANALYSI
S
THANK YOU
FOR LISTENING
SYLLABUS DESIGN

IELTS LISTENING
TARGET
TARGET 7.0
7.0 –– 7.5
7.5

COURSE
SYLLABU
S
PRESENTERS: Que Linh – Hong Nhung – Huong Thao
 Lecturer/teacher 1

Course summary 2
Conten
t
Course materials 3

DESCRIPTION
THE COURSE
Course description/schedule 4

Example of a lesson
5
procedure

Q&A 6
 Lecturer/teacher 1

Course summary 2
Conten
t
Course materials 3

DESCRIPTION
THE COURSE
Course description/schedule 4

Example of a lesson
5
procedure

Q&A 6
 NON- NATIVE
Ms. Do Hong Ngoc
 IELTS Listening 8.5
 5-year experience in IELTS
teaching
 7-year working at English
Division, FELTE - ULIS
NATIVE
Mr. Charles Kingsfield, MA
 IELTS Listening 9.0
 TESOL certificate
 5-year experience in IELTS
teaching
 3-year working as an IELTS
examiner at British Council
 Lecturer/teacher 1

Course summary 2
Conten
t
Course materials 3

DESCRIPTION
THE COURSE
Course description/schedule 4

Example of a lesson
5
procedure

Q&A 6
Course summary

 Intensive IELTS Listening

 Skilled-based

 19 lessons, each lasts 2 hours

 Skills strategies & test practice

Context

 Level of English: 5.0 – 6.5

 Age: 19 – 21

 Needs: Listening sub-skills & techniques

 Learning objectives
 Lecturer/teacher 1

Course summary 2
Conten
t
Course materials 3

DESCRIPTION
THE COURSE
Course description/schedule 4

Example of a lesson
5
procedure

Q&A 6
 1. The intended audience
EVALUATION
 Working adults and students
EXTERNAL

 New Insight into IELTS:

appropriate for academic &

working purposes

 Cambridge English: perfect

practice exams
 1. The intended audience
EVALUATION
 Working adults and students
EXTERNAL

 New Insight into IELTS:

appropriate for academic &

working purposes

 Cambridge English: perfect

practice exams
 2. The proficiency test
EVALUATION
 New Insight into IELTS:
EXTERNAL

targeted at students of band

6.0

 Cambridge English: suitable

for intermediate to advanced

level students
EVALUATION
EXTERNAL

3. How the language has been

presented & organized into

teachable units?
 New Insight into IELTS Cambridge English

 8 main units beginning with an  4 complete tests, tapescripts

EVALUATION
EXTERNAL

overview of the test & answers

 Useful test tips in each lesson

 Each of the main units consists

of: Introduction & practice of 1

listening strategy, listening test

practice
 1. The presentation of skills in the

materials
EVALUATION
INTERNAL

 New Insight into IELTS: 4

modules, each module

comprises 8 units with 8

listening sub-skills

 Cambridge English: a group of

test with separate skills

 2. Where listening skills are involved,
EVALUATION
INTERNAL

are recordings authentic or artificial?

 New Insight into IELTS: natural

authenticity

 Cambridge English: real-life

conversations, talks & lectures

EVALUATION 3. Are exercises and tests related to

learners’ needs and what’s taught in

INTERNAL

course materials?

 New Insight into IELTS: Exercises

follow after skills & strategies

 Cambridge English: a sets of tests

serves for students’ practice

 Lecturer/teacher 1

Course summary 2
Conten
t
Course materials 3

DESCRIPTION
THE COURSE
Course description/schedule 4

Example of a lesson
5
procedure

Q&A 6
Course schedule
 8 units: an unit/a week – 2 lessons a week

 Lesson 1: Provides step-by-step exercises and guidance on specific

question types that appear in the test. Useful tips are highlighted to

help students develop successful test-taking strategies.

 Lesson 2: Provides exam practice questions for the same section of

the test, using the same question types. The format follows the

actual exam.

 Assessment:

 Placement test (Begining of the course)

 Progress test (Lesson 9&18)

 Achievement test (Lesson 19)

 Lecturer/teacher 1

Course summary 2
Conten
t
Course materials 3

DESCRIPTION
THE COURSE
Course description/schedule 4

Example of a lesson
5
procedure

Q&A 6
 Lecturer/teacher 1

Course summary 2
Conten
t
Course materials 3

DESCRIPTION
THE COURSE
Course description/schedule 4

Example of a lesson
5
procedure

Q&A 6
IELTS LISTENING COURSE
TARGET
TARGET 7.0
7.0 –– 7.5
7.5 SYLLABU
S
THANK YOU
FOR LISTENING
SYLLABUS DESIGN

IELTS LISTENING
TARGET
TARGET 7.0
6.5 –– 7.5
7.5

THE COURSE
ASSESSMEN
T
PRESENTERS: Group 2
 Course title 1

Course duration 2 Conten

3
t
Assessor(s)

ASSESSMENT
THE COURSE
Content to be assessed 4

Purposes of assessment 5

Assessment form(s) 6

Timeline for assessment and 7

submission
 Course title 1

Course duration 2 Conten

Assessor(s) 3
t

ASSESSMENT
THE COURSE
Content to be assessed 4

Purposes of assessment 5

Assessment form(s) 6

Timeline for assessment and 7

submission
GENERAL
INFORMATION

• Course title: INTENSIVE IELTS LISTENING TARGET 6.5-7.5

• Course duration: 19 lessons, 2 hours/lesson

• Ansessor: Ms. Ruby Do and Charles Kingsfield

P r e s e n t e r : H O N G N G O C
 1 2
Techniques and CONTENT Language competence

strategies for TO BE (pronunciation,

IELTS LISTENING ASSESSE vocabulary and

D intonation)

P r e s e n t e r : H O N G N G O C
PURPOSES OF ASSESSMENT

PLACEMENT TEST

Sort learners in
Identify learners’
appropriate
level and needs
class/level
 Assessment form
Formative and summative assessment

Formative + Summative are interconnected, which support each

other and rarely stand alone in

Progress tests
construction or effect.
- Number of tests: 2
- Lesson: 9 & 18
- Test duration: 40’
Achievement test: Number: 1 - Lesson 19 – Test duration: 40’
 Assessment form

Objective + Formal

Objective: Progress tests & achievement test

Formal: Progress tests & achievement test
 PURPOSES OF ASSESSMENT

PROGRESS &
ACHIEVEMENT TEST

• Assess students’ progress in listening (techniques and strategies, language competence)

• Adjust teaching methods

• Identify students’ strengths and weaknesses in different points

 Seek solutions to improve

 PURPOSES OF ASSESSMENT

PROGRESS &
ACHIEVEMENT TEST

• Help students get familiar with IELTS listening format, techniques, and skills in IELTS

listening exams.

• To assess the knowledge and progress of students after the whole course

 Evaluate the effectiveness of the whole class ( teaching materials,

methodology..)
 Course title 1

Course duration 2 Conten

3
t
Assessor(s)

ASSESSMENT
THE COURSE
Content to be assessed 4

Purposes of assessment 5

Assessment form(s) 6

Timeline for assessment and 7

submission
 1. Purposes of the test

All learners who want to become attendants of this IELTS

LISTENING course target 6.5-7.5 have to sit for a placement

A. PLACEMENT test in order to be sorted in appropriate levels for studying

TES in this course.

T 2. Description of test takers

The IELTS fighters at the beginning of this course are current

learners at band 5.0 – 6.0 in IELTS LISTENING

P r e s e n t e r : Q U E L I N H
 1. Purpose of the test

- The main purpose of this test are to notice students’ improvement

in listening as their acquisitions within the course.

- Evaluate students’ progress in learning process after the first 8

B. PROGRESS
lessons and the other 8 lessons in order to make any adjustment to

TES satisfy students’ needs and help them achieve their target.

T 2. Description of test takers

The IELTS fighters in this course are current learners at band 5.0-6.0 in

IELTS listening.
P r e s e n t e r : Q U E L I N H

3. Weight: 20% each.

 1. Purpose of the test

- Assess learners’ language competence and strategies in IELTS

listening.

- Evaluate students’ progress in learning process in the whole course

C. ACHIEVEMENTin order to make some necessary adjustments.

2. Description of test takers
TES After each unit, learners are expected to acquire and know how to
T apply listening strategies, improve their listening accuracy and

comprehension to achieve band 6.5 to 7.5 in IELTS listening at the end

of this course.
P r e s e n t e r : N G O C A N H
3. Weight: 60%
 TEST Example for Progress test 1
DESCRIPTION

Lesson 9 40 minutes 4 tasks 40 questions

(section 1 – 2)

P r e s e n t e r : H U O N G T H A O
 NUMBER OF
TASK SKILLS TESTED TASK TYPES
QUESTIONS
SPECIFICATION
Task 1 Listening section 1: Form filling
10 questions
 Predicting the situation and sentences completion

Task 2
 Predicting what type of words Listening section 1: table
TEST

10 questions
you need completion

Task 3
Listening section 2: Labeling a
 Understanding form, position, 10 questions
map and multiple choice
color

Task 4
Listening section 2: table
 Following directions on a map 10 questions
completion and multiple choices
 SAMPLE

PROGRESS TEST 1
 Correct answers out of 40 Band score

39-40 9
37-38 8.5
35-36 8

N H U N G
LISTENING

32-34 7.5
SCHEMES
MARKING
30-31 7
IELTS

H O N G
26-29 6.5
23-25 6

P r e s e n t e r :
18-22 5.5
16-17 5
13-15 4.5
10-12 4
8-10 3.5
6-7 3
4-5 2.5
 0-17 18-26 27-40

You are unlikely to get an You may get an acceptable

You are likely to get an
LISTENING

acceptable score under score under examination

SCHEMES
MARKING
acceptable score under
IELTS

examination conditions and it conditions but it is

examination conditions but
is recommended that you recommended that you think
remember that different
spend a lot of time improving about having more practices
institutions will find different
your English before you take and lessons before you take
scores acceptable.
IELTS IELTS

(Extracted from Cambridge English IELTS 13, Cambridge

P r e s e n t e r : H O N G N H U N G
Uni.Press)
 Course title 1

Course duration 2 Conten

3
t
Assessor(s)

ASSESSMENT
THE COURSE
Content to be assessed 4

Purposes of assessment 5

Assessment form(s) 6

Timeline for assessment and 7

submission
No Time Type of test Content of

. test When joining this course,

Listening IELTS learners are required

1. Before the course Placement test
(4 full parts) to accomplish multi-tests
In the mid-term and
Listening
including 1 placement test,
2. end-term course: Progress test
(4 parts) 1 progress test and 1
Lesson 9, 18
achievement test.
At the end of the Listening
3. Achievement test
course: Lesson 19 (4 full parts)
 IELTS
Q&A

1.What are the testing instruments included in

2.How many percentage does each progress test

3.How many tasks are included in the progress

IELTS LISTENING THE COURSE
TARGET
TARGET 7.0
6.5 –– 7.5
7.5 ASSESSMEN
T
THANK YOU
FOR LISTENING