In-service English language training for Italian Primary School Teachers. An experience in syllabus design

The aim of this paper is to report on an in-service English Language Teacher Training Programme devised for the Government project to equip Italian primary school teachers with the skills to teach English. The paper focuses on the first phase of the project which envisaged research into the best training models and the preparation of appropriate English Language syllabuses. In the first three sec-tions of the paper we report on the experience of designing the language syllabus. In the last section we suggest ways of using the syllabus as a tool for self reflective professional development.