CC#8 2013-2014 Puerto Rico's English Program of the DE.

1. University of Puerto Rico at Humacao
English Curriculum Program
CC #8-2013-2014
Jailene Rodríguez Alvarez
Dr. Aníbal Muñoz Claudio
EDPE 4019/ Seminar
February 18, 2014
English Department

2. Vision
Develop students who can communicate in a creative, reflective and critical way in
English.
Mission
Develop students who will communicate effectively in English but considering their
native language is fundamental for learning other languages.

3. Goals
Cultivate in students all dimensions of knowledge, since the beginning, in the
development of language skills in English integrated with different courses.
Guide the student to access, organize, investigate and evaluate information
obtained from technological resources or other media for the development of
reading & writing skills.
Provide innovative educational experiences for the students in different academic,
social and interactive scenarios using the four language arts.
Provide the English curriculum to any student with special needs.

4. Goals
Provide educational experiences that enforces values, ethics and morality.
Develop in the student creative, critical and analytical thinking across different
educational experiences.
Coordinate the learning styles during the English learning process through authentic
experiences.

5. Master English language (Goals)
The students must:
1. Comprehend what he/she is hearing.
2. Express ideas in formal and informal conversations with correct grammar, pronunciation and
intonation.
3. Comprehend and interpret what he/she reads for better understanding.
4. Use the English language as a communication tool for different purposes in a variety of
contexts.
5. Write correctly, precise and with clarity.

6. Principles English Program
1. The language acquisition must be in an optimist, proper environment, using the
right stimuli.
2. Language arts: listening, speaking, reading & writing are an essential part of
learning English.
3. Learning a second language is more significant when it’s used in authentic
situations.
4. The essential elements of a language are best learned when its carried out in a
planned, systematic and gradual process.

7. Approaches
• Balanced Literacy Approach
• Natural Approach (Pre-production, Early production, Speech emergence &
Intermediate fluency)
• Oral Approach
• Communicative Approach (Pre-communicative, Quasi communicative &
Communicative)
• Functional-Notional Approach
• Differentiated Instruction
• Project Based Learning

8. Recommended Activities & Techniques
1. Scaffolding
2. Reciprocal Teaching
3. Direct Instruction
4. Hands-on Experience
5. Repetition and Oral Routines
6. LEA
7. Role Playing

9. Emphasis of the English Program
Owens (2006) five linguistics components:
Phonology
Morphology
Syntax
Semantics
Pragmatics

10. Elementary Level (K - 6th Grade)
• Emphasizes on three of the five linguistic components (phonology,
morphology and semantics)
• From K-3rd grade the emphasis is on listening comprehension, oral
communication and then, the teaching of culture diversity through children’s
literature.
• From 4th – 6th Grade, the emphasis is still the same as from K-3rd but it shifts
to develop fluency and reading comprehension and also creative writing is
initiated on this level.

11. Secondary Level (7th -12th Grade)
• It is taught accordingly to the Content Standards & Grade Expectations
document.
• From 7th -9th grade students are given supplementary readings to stimulate
independent reading and also to promote writing and oral communication with
the use of technology.
• From 10th – 12th grade, students will be taught to develop literary analysis,
narrative, descriptive, and persuasive discourses. Technology is integrated as a
key to develop academic performance.

12. English Program Requisites
COURSE GRADE CREDITS
English- Elementary Kindergarten Integrated
English- Elementary 1-6 1 credit per grade
English- Middle 7-9 1 credit per grade
English- High 10-12 1 credit per grade
Advance English 12 1 credit
Conversational English Vocational High School ½ credit
Conversational English*
(Online)
10-12 ½ credit
*Elective English Courses (not a graduation requisite)

13. Link
CC #8 2013-2014 English Curriculum Program
http://intraedu.dde.pr/Cartas%20Circulares/08-2013-2014.pdf

14. THANK YOU!