Topical and Situational Approaches

Topical and situational approaches to curriculum design are often considered separately, so you may be wondering why we have put both topical and situational approaches together in one chapter. We have linked topical and situational approaches in curriculum design because both approaches are focused on the practice of teaching grammatical structures and vocabulary as dictated by a specifi c topic and/or situation. In addition, as the fi eld of English language teaching developed and matured and as views of language as communication took prominence among language-teaching professionals, the importance of considering topics within specifi c situations has grown in popularity.