THE AIMS OF EARLY LEARNING OF ENGLISH

Why teach a foreign language in primary school?

A knowledge of a foreign language is also seen as contributing to as well-balanced and culturally complete an education as possible.

A first foreign language learning should start at the beginning of the first year of secondary when the students are generally eleven or twelve years old.

Time factor

The way in which foreign

language is taught

An important reason to start the foreign language learning early; two or three

years before is simply to increase

the total years spent learning the language.

It has two important considerations

English as a foreign language in Europe.

English is a foreign language in all European countries except for UK and Ireland.In these countries English is part of the public and familiar environment.

When parents show interest for English, It helps to create a favorable climate to learn.

Learning to learn English

Communicate In English

Understand Express oneself

Listen Speak

Orally

Read Write

In writing

LEARNING TO COMMUNICATE IN ENGLISH:Learning to listen:

Is possible improve the listening with many methods as recordings and short and simple phrases, the teacher can conduct his class all in English giving in this way the possibility to the pupils to improve their listening.

Learning to speak:

Pupils should start producing English as soon as possible, teachers have to let each student to contribute and create when they feel ready to do it. Each children is different from others, they will not be ready at the same time.

Learning to read and write:

Involve working the physical manifestation of the language, an interesting way to introduce students to learn to read and write can be through short stories.

Other activities to be developed:

Learning to memorize Learning to create

ENGLISH AND THE PRIMARY CURRICULUM

Why make links between English teaching and the primary

curriculum?

Language teachers in primary schools may be of at least two types:

Teachers trained to teach to young children.

Teacher specialists in teaching English.

One of the most effectives ways of teaching English was through association with subjects in the school curriculum

English learning would be an every day experience, this was the only certain means of teaching language as communication.

Benefits to be gained from linking ELT to the primary curriculum:

This kind of link contribute to give children motivation and confidence in themselves, and helps to reinforce conceptual development.

The reinforce of concepts in the curriculum trough the English learning helps students to learn how to learn.

this link can be used to develop other subjects in the curriculum.

What kind of learning take place in the primary curriculum

Most people agree on the importance of literacy and numeracy but differ about what else should be included, is also important include more subjects to help the student to know the world where they live in.

Medium-oriented

Message-oriented

Activity-oriented

How can ELT draw upon the primary curriculum?

Stepping Stones refers to the need to aim for active participation of students through physical involvement, making things, and learning through concrete activities.

Jigsaw is a course book for young beginners designed to fit as an integral part into the primary curriculum.Most common areas which can be used to develop English learning

Math's, Science, History, Geography and the Environment, Cultural Studies, Art and Craft, Music and Drama, among others.

This section describe the way which topics, stories and investigation can help with the learning of language.

Topics

Stories

investigation

HOW PLANE A TOPIC?

Choose the topic to be work Observe the concepts and the

curriculum Identify the different concepts of

vocabulary Plane the activities to develop the

topic Observe the results and products

related to English teaching Apply all those concepts to all the

classes

EARLY LEARNING OF ENGLISH IN PREPARATION FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

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