Mr. Tom Posted 7 years ago
Vocabulary

Curriculum and syllabus

Hi

I believe a lot of people use these two words interchangeably--or without knowing the difference. Could you please shed some light on the difference?

Curriculum

Syllabus

Thanks,

Tom

  

Top answer

Curriculum : The full range of subjects offered by a school or group of schools. g. The curriculum in private schools is sometimes wider than in state schools, because they have more resources.

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Curriculum: The full range of subjects offered by a school or group of schools.

E.g. The curriculum in private schools is sometimes wider than in state schools, because they have more resources.

Syllabus: The content of elements taught in a specific subject.

E.g. The syllabus for geography at my school included volcanoes, earthquakes and tidal waves, which we fo