Designing Culturally Friendly ELT Syllabus and Materials

Abstract

In this paper the researcher will put forward theories from various scholars and theorists in the matter of syllabus design and materials development. They would be then applied and fitted to Turkmen ELT context. The findings proved that syllabus and ELT materials based on latest language teaching methods (CLIL) and cultural and moral values need to be developed soon. New type of Syllabus and culturally friendly ELT materials (textbooks) would be more successful, motivating much better, instruct more effectively, and gain the benefits to both teachers and learners of English. The findings of this study are hoped to have implications for teaching and learning culture and moral values in English as a Foreign Language classrooms in Turkmenistan.