1. 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.
2. An important reason
to start the foreign
language learning Time
early; two or three factor
years before is
simply to increase
the total years spent
learning the
language.
It has two important
considerations
The way in
which
foreign
language
is taught
3. 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.
4. Understand Orally Express oneself
Listen Speak
Communicate
In English
Read Write
In writing
5. Learning to listen:
Is possible improve the
listening with many methods as Learning to speak:
recordings and short and simple
phrases, the teacher can Pupils should start producing
conduct his class all in English as soon as possible,
English giving in this way the teachers have to let each student
possibility to the pupils to to contribute and create when
improve their listening. they feel ready to do it.
Each children is different from
others, they will not be ready at
the same time.
6. 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
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
Activity-
oriented
Medium-
oriented
Message-
oriented
10. 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. areas which can be used to develop English learning
Most common
Math's, Science, History, Geography and the Environment, Cultural
Studies, Art and Craft, Music and Drama, among others.
11. This section describe the way which topics,
stories and investigation can help with the
learning of language.
investigation
12. 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