Unit 13: The syllabus

Question 1

What does the other way round mean?

Answer 1

The other way round means doing things in the opposite order.

Question 2

What does situational mean?

Answer 2

Situational means related to the particular circumstances in a given situation.

Question 3

What does the principle of accountability mean?

Answer 3

The principle of accountability means being responsible for your actions and decisions.

Question 4

What does answerable mean?

Answer 4

Answerable means having the responsibility ro provide an explanation for something.

Question 5

What does a standards-based syllabus outline?

Answer 5

A standards-based syllabus outlines the learning expectations for a course, aligning with established educational standards.

Question 6

What does a multi-strand syllabus organise?

Answer 6

A multi-strand syllabus organises course content across different interconnected strands or themes, providing a comprehensive learning experience.

Question 7

What does it mean to interconnect?

Answer 7

To interconnect means to connect various parts in a way that they can work together.

Question 8

What’s a strand?

Answer 8

A strand is a specific category within a larger topic. For example, in the subject of science, one strand could be “biology”.

Question 9

What’s a definite article?

Answer 9

A definite article is a word like “the” that we use before a noun to refer to a specific person, place or thing. For instance, in the phrase “the cat”, “the” is the definite article indicating a particular cat.

Question 10

What’s an indefinite article?

Answer 10

An indefinite article is a little word like “a” or “an” that we use before a noun to talk about any one of that thing, without specifying which one.

Question 11

What’s a jumping-off point?

Answer 11

A jumping-off point is a starting place or idea that helps to begin something, like a project or journey.

Question 12

What’s a curriculum?

Answer 12

A curriculum is a plan that teachers use to organise what students learn in school, including the subjects and activities they do.

Question 13

What’s an over-emphasis?

Answer 13

An over-emphasis is to give too much importance to something, making it seem more significant than it really is.

Question 14

What’s prohibition?

Answer 14

Prohibition is the act of forbidding something.

Question 15

What does an indefinite past refer to?

Answer 15

An indefinite past refers to a time that isn’t clearly specified or known.

Question 16

What does an unfinished past refer to?

Answer 16

An unfinished past refers to events that occurred in the past but weren’t completed.

Question 17

What’s a sector?

Answer 17

A sector is a specific area of an economy or society that involves similar kinds of activities, like the healthcare sector or the technology sector.

Question 18

What’s a functional-national syllabus?

Answer 18

A functional-national syllabus is an educational plan that combines language learning with practical, real-life skills and is tailored to the specific needs of a particular country or region.

Question 19

What’s a nation?

Answer 19

A notion is an idea about something, often not very specific, that people have in their minds.

Question 20

What’s a general notion?

Answer 20

A general notion is a broad idea that people commonly understand without going into specific details.

Question 21

What’s a specific notion?

Answer 21

A specific notion is a clear and detailed idea about something.

Question 22

What’s a precursor?

Answer 22

A precursor is something that comes before and acts as an indication of what may follow.

Question 23

What’s a K-12 school?

Answer 23

A K-12 school is an educational institution that provides instruction from kindergarten (K) through 12th grade, covering the early years of childhood to the end of high school.

Question 24

What’s to make an inference?

Answer 24

To make an inference is to guess something based on clues or information you have, even if it’s not explicitly stated.

Question 25

What does print literacy refer to?

Answer 25

Print literacy refers to the ability to read and understand information presented in written or printed form.

Question 26

Who’s an assessor?

Answer 26

An assessor is someone who evaluates something, such as a person’s performance, the value of property or the quality of work.

Question 27

What does to come about mean?

Answer 27

To come about means for something to happen.

Question 28

What does it mean to unveil?

Answer 28

To unveil means to reveal or disclose something previously hidden or unknown.

Question 29

What does to disclose mean?

Answer 29

To disclose means to make information or a secret known.

Question 30

What’s syllabi?

Answer 30

Syllabi is the plural form of syllabus, used when referring to more than one course outline.

Question 31

What does it mean to keep to something?

Answer 31

To keep to something means to stick to a particular rule or plan.

Question 32

What does it mean to do without?

Answer 32

To do without means to manage without something, especially when it’s not available.

Question 33

What does it mean to authorise?

Answer 33

To authorise means to give official approval for someone to do something.

Question 34

What’s a retrospective checklist?

Answer 34

A retrospective checklist is a list of items to review and assess after an event has concluded, helping to reflect on what went well and what could be improved for future reference.

Question 35

What’s an affluent setting?

Answer 35

An affluent setting is an area where people have a lot of money and you can see big houses, cars and luxurious amenities.

Question 36

What’s an amenity?

Answer 36

An amenity is something that makes life more comfortable or enjoyable, like a swimming pool or a playground.

Question 37

What does to draw up mean?

Answer 37

To draw up means to create a plan, document or list, usually on paper.

Question 38

What’s an influx?

Answer 38

An influx is when a large number of people or things come into a place, often quickly or in a noticeable way.

Question 39

What’s a division?

Answer 39

A division is a separation between different groups or parts.