K-12 English Language Curriculum.pdf - EEDM10 u2013...

EEDM10 – Teaching English in the Elementary Grades (Language Arts)

1.
Philosophy
2.
Guiding Principles
3.
Principles of Teaching Language
4.
Learners’ Needs
5.
Outcomes
6.
Framework

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Language is the basis of all communication
and the primary instrument of thought;

Thinking, learning and language are
interrelated;

Language is governed by rules and systems
(language conventions) which are used to
explore and communicate meaning;

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It defines culture which is essential in
understanding:
o
Oneself (personal identity)
o
Forming interpersonal relationships
(socialization)
o
Extending experiences
o
Reflecting on thought and action
o
Contributing to a better society

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Language is central to peoples’ intellectual,
social and emotional development and has an
essential role in all key learning area; and
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Proficiency in the language enables people to
access, process and keep abreast of
information, to engage with the wider and
more diverse communities

1.
All languages are interrelated and
interdependent;
2.
Language acquisition and learning is an
active process that begins at birth and
continues through life;
3.
Learning requires meaning;
4.
Learners learn about language and hot to
use it effectively through their engagement
with and study of texts;

5.
Successful language learning involves
viewing, listening, speaking, reading and
writing activities; and
6.
Language learning involves recognizing,
accepting, valuing and building on students’
existing language competence, including
the use of non-standard forms of the
language, and extending the range of
language available to students

1.
Develops thinking and language through
interactive learning;
2.
Develops communicative competence and
critical literacy;
3.
Draws on literature in order to develop
students’ understanding of their literary
heritage;
4.
Draws on informational texts and multimedia
in order to build academic vocabulary and
strong content knowledge;
5.
Develops students’ oral language and literacy
through appropriately challenging learning;

6.
Emphasizes writing arguments,
explanatory/informative texts and narratives;
7.
Provides explicit skill instruction in reading and
writing;
8.
Builds on the language, experiences, knowledge and
interests that students bring to school;
9.
Nurtures students’ sense of their common ground in
using language/s for communication as present or
future global citizens to prepare them to participate
in school and in civic life; and
10.
Assesses and reflects the students’ ability to
interpret and/or communicate in the target language

Who are our learners?

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The Generation Z (Digital Natives)
o
Born with complete technology
o
They were born with PCs, mobile phones,