B2nounformaleducationacademic
US/ˈsɪl.ə.bəs/
UK/ˈsɪl.ə.bəs/
a list of the topics a course will cover, often given to students at the start
In context
The teacher handed out the syllabus on the first day of class.
This topic is not on the syllabus, so it will not be in the exam.
The school has changed its history syllabus to include local stories.
Words that go with syllabus
verb + noun
- follow the syllabusTeachers must follow the syllabus set by the ministry.
- cover the syllabusWe managed to cover the whole syllabus before June.
- revise the syllabusThe board decided to revise the syllabus.
noun + preposition
- on the syllabusPoetry is on the syllabus this term.
noun + noun
- course syllabusRead the course syllabus before you enroll.
- school syllabusThe school syllabus includes two foreign languages.