Syllabus design

3. Interaction - the roles in which the participants will find themselves in 
terms of status, age group, social relationships etc.
3.1 Position 
State the participant‟s position (i.e. in which he enacts a particular role) 
3.2 Role-set 
e.g. English University - lecture rooms, tutorials, seminars, library, laboratories, 
art rooms, examinations. 

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Identify the target language role-set (i.e. the different people with whom he will 
interact in English, by virtue of his `position`), taking account of the physical 
setting, especially location and place of work/study.
3.3 Role-set identity 
Identity particulars for each member/group of the target language role-set in 
terms of the following: 
Number 
Select as appropriate from: individual/small group/large group/mass 
Age –group 
Select as appropriate, modifying for degree or quantity if necessary, from: 
elderly/adult/adolescent /child/ mixed 
3.3.3 Sex
State: male/female/mixed, modifying if necessary (e.g. mostly male) 
Nationality 
State nationality, modifying if necessary (e.g. mainly British) 
3.4 Social relationships 
4. Instrumentality 
a. medium of communication.
e.g. spoken - receptive and productive 
Written - receptive and productive.
e.g. role: 
student 
relationships: student-student, student-lecturer/tutor/technician 

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b. channel of communication. 
e.g. face to face, print 
5. Dialect – taking account the relevant variables, what dialects of English are 
required by the participant?
e.g. Standard British accents and dialects.
6. Target level - level of linguistic proficiency, different skills may be different.
e.g. ELTS 7 for Law, JMB grade 3 etc.