Objectives of Teaching English as a Foreign Language in the Primary Cycle

Objectives of teaching English as a foreign language in the primary cycle: The objectives of teaching English in the Primary Cycle are intended to familiarize the pupils with the language (orally and in writing) in a stress - free and fun-loaded atmosphere to prepare them for more demanding tasks in the subsequent stages. Below is the general statement of the performance objectives of teaching English as a foreign language in grades one, two, three, four, five and six in the Primary Cycle in terms of language skills for convenience.

Aims The aims in the early grades are:  To assure that learning English is easy while developing a child's enthusiasm for, and the desire to learn a new language.  To develop positive learning habits such as turn taking, organizational skills and cooperative learning.  To enlarge children's horizons so that they become familiar with different cultures while developing an understanding of their own.  To experience language awareness in terms of how English works and differs from Arabic.  To enable children to communicate simply but effectively through the development of oral proficiency in English.  To lay solid foundations for the development of literacy skills in English.

The two readers in Hand in Hand Year Three will add to the pupils' vocabulary and develop the children's enthusiasm as well as their reading skills.

Monthly Distribution of EFL Syllabus 2013/2014 (Hand in Hand Primary 1)

First Term

Hand in Hand Primary 1 – Pupil's Book

Month September

Unit 1

October

Unit 1 (cont.) – 2

November

Units 3 – 4

December

Units 4 (cont.) – 5

January

Units 5 (cont.) – 6

Second Term Month February March April May

Hand in Hand Primary 1 Pupil's Book Units 7 – 8 Units 8 (cont.) – 9 Units 10 – 11 Units 12 + Revision

Monthly Distribution of EFL Syllabus 2013/2014 (Hand in Hand Primary 2)

First Term

Second

EFL =

Month September February October March November April December May January

Hand in Hand Primary 2 Hand in Hand Primary 2 Pupil's Book Pupil's Book Unit 1 Units 7 – 8 Unit 1 (cont.) – 2 Units 8 (cont.) – 9 Units 3 – 4 Units 10 – 11 Units 4 (cont.) – 5 Units 12 + Revision Units 5 (cont.) – 6 as a Foreign Language

Monthly Distribution of EFL Syllabus 2013/2014 (Hand in Hand Primary 3) First Term

Term

English

Month September October November December January

Hand in Hand Primary 3 Pupil's Book Unit 1 Units 1 (cont.) – 2 Units 3 – 4 Units 4 (cont.) – 5 Units 5 (cont.) – 6

The Reader

The Reader The Reader

Second Term Month

Hand in Hand Primary 3 Pupil's Book

The Reader

February

Units 7 – 8

March

Units 8 (cont.) – 9

April

Units 10 – 11

The Reader

May

Units 12 ( cont.) + Revision

The Reader

Monthly Distribution of EFL Syllabus 2013/2014 (Hello English Year 4) First Term Month September October November December January

Hello English Year 4 Pupil's Book & Activity Book Unit 1 Units 2 – 3 + Revision A Units 4 – 5 – 6 + Revision B Units 7 – 8 – 9 Units 9 ( cont. ) + Revision c Second Term

Month February March April May

Hello English Year 4 Pupil's Book & Activity Book Units 10 – 11 Units 12 + Revision D + Units 13 – 14 Units 15 + Revision E + Units 16 -17 Units 18 + Revision

EFL = English as a Foreign Language

Monthly Distribution of EFL Syllabus 2013/2014 (Hello English Year 5) First Term Month September October November December January

Hello English Year 5 Pupil's Book & Activity Book Unit 1 Units 2 – 3 + Revision A Units 4 – 5 – 6 + Revision B Units 7 – 8 – 9 Units 9 ( cont. ) + Revision c Second Term

Month February March April May

Units Units Units Units

Hello English Year 5 Pupil's Book & Activity Book 10 – 11 12 + Revision D + Units 13 – 14 15 + Revision E+ Units 16 -17 18 + Revision

Monthly Distribution of EFL Syllabus 2013/2014 (Hello English Year 6) First Term Month September October November December January

Hello English Year 6 Pupil's Book & Activity Book Unit 1 Units 2 – 3 + Revision A Units 4 – 5 – 6 + Revision B Units 7 – 8 – 9 Units 9 ( cont. ) + Revision c Second Term

Month February March April May

Hello English Year 6 Pupil's Book & Activity Book Units 10 – 11 Units 12 + Revision D + Units 13 – 14 Units 15 + Revision E+ Units 16 -17 Units 18 + Revision EFL = English as a Foreign Language