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30-09-2010, 03:40 PM
The Goals of Teaching ُEnglish in Saudi Arabia
specifically
:smile (50):
Listening Skills
• Listen attentively and courteously
• Participate constructively in conversation, small group, and whole group discussion, showing an understanding of when to speak and when to listen (*)
• Listen to a range of texts (e.g., directions, demonstration, presentation, radio program, television program, video program) for a variety of purposes including to gather information , to follow directions, to participate in a discussion, to form an opinion, to understand information, and to enjoy and appreciate
• Value listening as a means of learning and enjoyment
Students will extend their abilities to listen effectively in a variety of situations for a variety of purposes
• extend their abilities to assess strengths in listening and set goals for future growth
Reading skills
Students will extend their abilities to:
• read fluently and confidently a variety of texts for a variety of purposes
• practise the behaviours of effective, strategic readers
• assess strengths in reading and set goals for future growth
• Value reading as a means of learning and enjoyment (*)
• Read for a variety of purposes including to gather information, to follow directions, to give a response, to form an opinion, to understand information, to enjoy and appreciate
• Read a range of contemporary and classical texts appropriate to their interests and learning needs
• Read texts from a variety of genres and cultural traditions (*)
Students will extend their abilities by practising the behaviours of effective, active readers
• Recognize that reading is an active process in which readers interact with the text to construct meaning within the context of their own understanding and experiences
• Select and use the appropriate strategies and the language cueing systems and conventions to construct meaning before, during, and after reading,
Students will extend their abilities to assess strengths in listening and set goals for future growth
• Reflect upon and assess their own reading strengths and needs using such methods as preparing checklists, audio recordings, and teacher conferences
• Use information gathered during self-assessment and teacher assessment to set and maintain goals for improving reading abilities
• Consider which reading strategies work best for each task and text
Writing skills
Students will extend their abilities to:
• write fluently and confidently for a variety of purposes and audiences, employing appropriate formats
• practise the behaviours of effective writers
• assess strengths in writing and set goals for future growth
Students will extend their abilities to write fluently in a variety of situations for a variety of purposes and audiences
• Recognize that writing is an important tool for communicating, for clarifying thinking, and for learning
• Use writing to explore ideas and express understanding
• Use writing to express and share feelings, ideas, and opinions with a range of audiences (e.g., self, friends, teachers, school newspaper)
• Write to describe (e.g., describe a person or place)
• Write to create personal and fictional narratives (e.g., an incident from own experience)
• Write to explain, report, and inform (e.g., give multi-step directions and instructions in accurate sequence; prepare short reports)
• Write to convince and persuade (e.g., support a stand on a topic) (*)
• Write to experiment with a variety of forms (e.g., poems, letters) and techniques (e.g., surprise ending) (*)
Students will extend their abilities by practicing the behaviors of effective writers
Speaking skills
Students will extend their abilities to:
• speak fluently in a variety of situations for a variety of purposes and audiences
• practise the behaviours of effective speakers
• assess strengths in speaking and set goals for future growth
• Recognize that talk is an important tool for communicating, for clarifying thinking, and for learning (*)
• Use talk to explore ideas and express understanding (*)
• Use talk to express and share feelings, ideas, and opinions
• Use talk to build relationships showing the basic courtesies of conversation and an understanding of when to speak and when to listen
• Use talk to share ideas and information in one-to-one, small group, and large group discussions
• share ideas/knowledge in a clear manner (*)
• encourage the contributions of others (*)
• disagree courteously/sensitively (*)
• take turns speaking
• answer others' questions clearly and politely (*)
• give reasons for opinions (*)
• Speak to describe (e.g., a person or place) (*)
• Speak to narrate (e.g., an incident from own experience)
• Speak to explain, report, and inform (e.g., give multi-step directions and instructions in accurate sequence; give short reports) (*)
• Speak to influence and persuade (e.g., speak to support own viewpoint) (*)
• Read aloud with enthusiasm and expression and speak to share and to entertain (e.g., recite short poetry selections, participate in dramatic speaking such as choral readings, improvisations, role plays, and readers' theatre)
• Experiment with speaking in formal situations (e.g., peer and other interviews, presentation at assembly) (*)
Students will extend their abilities by practising the behaviours of effective speakers
specifically
:smile (50):
Listening Skills
• Listen attentively and courteously
• Participate constructively in conversation, small group, and whole group discussion, showing an understanding of when to speak and when to listen (*)
• Listen to a range of texts (e.g., directions, demonstration, presentation, radio program, television program, video program) for a variety of purposes including to gather information , to follow directions, to participate in a discussion, to form an opinion, to understand information, and to enjoy and appreciate
• Value listening as a means of learning and enjoyment
Students will extend their abilities to listen effectively in a variety of situations for a variety of purposes
• extend their abilities to assess strengths in listening and set goals for future growth
Reading skills
Students will extend their abilities to:
• read fluently and confidently a variety of texts for a variety of purposes
• practise the behaviours of effective, strategic readers
• assess strengths in reading and set goals for future growth
• Value reading as a means of learning and enjoyment (*)
• Read for a variety of purposes including to gather information, to follow directions, to give a response, to form an opinion, to understand information, to enjoy and appreciate
• Read a range of contemporary and classical texts appropriate to their interests and learning needs
• Read texts from a variety of genres and cultural traditions (*)
Students will extend their abilities by practising the behaviours of effective, active readers
• Recognize that reading is an active process in which readers interact with the text to construct meaning within the context of their own understanding and experiences
• Select and use the appropriate strategies and the language cueing systems and conventions to construct meaning before, during, and after reading,
Students will extend their abilities to assess strengths in listening and set goals for future growth
• Reflect upon and assess their own reading strengths and needs using such methods as preparing checklists, audio recordings, and teacher conferences
• Use information gathered during self-assessment and teacher assessment to set and maintain goals for improving reading abilities
• Consider which reading strategies work best for each task and text
Writing skills
Students will extend their abilities to:
• write fluently and confidently for a variety of purposes and audiences, employing appropriate formats
• practise the behaviours of effective writers
• assess strengths in writing and set goals for future growth
Students will extend their abilities to write fluently in a variety of situations for a variety of purposes and audiences
• Recognize that writing is an important tool for communicating, for clarifying thinking, and for learning
• Use writing to explore ideas and express understanding
• Use writing to express and share feelings, ideas, and opinions with a range of audiences (e.g., self, friends, teachers, school newspaper)
• Write to describe (e.g., describe a person or place)
• Write to create personal and fictional narratives (e.g., an incident from own experience)
• Write to explain, report, and inform (e.g., give multi-step directions and instructions in accurate sequence; prepare short reports)
• Write to convince and persuade (e.g., support a stand on a topic) (*)
• Write to experiment with a variety of forms (e.g., poems, letters) and techniques (e.g., surprise ending) (*)
Students will extend their abilities by practicing the behaviors of effective writers
Speaking skills
Students will extend their abilities to:
• speak fluently in a variety of situations for a variety of purposes and audiences
• practise the behaviours of effective speakers
• assess strengths in speaking and set goals for future growth
• Recognize that talk is an important tool for communicating, for clarifying thinking, and for learning (*)
• Use talk to explore ideas and express understanding (*)
• Use talk to express and share feelings, ideas, and opinions
• Use talk to build relationships showing the basic courtesies of conversation and an understanding of when to speak and when to listen
• Use talk to share ideas and information in one-to-one, small group, and large group discussions
• share ideas/knowledge in a clear manner (*)
• encourage the contributions of others (*)
• disagree courteously/sensitively (*)
• take turns speaking
• answer others' questions clearly and politely (*)
• give reasons for opinions (*)
• Speak to describe (e.g., a person or place) (*)
• Speak to narrate (e.g., an incident from own experience)
• Speak to explain, report, and inform (e.g., give multi-step directions and instructions in accurate sequence; give short reports) (*)
• Speak to influence and persuade (e.g., speak to support own viewpoint) (*)
• Read aloud with enthusiasm and expression and speak to share and to entertain (e.g., recite short poetry selections, participate in dramatic speaking such as choral readings, improvisations, role plays, and readers' theatre)
• Experiment with speaking in formal situations (e.g., peer and other interviews, presentation at assembly) (*)
Students will extend their abilities by practising the behaviours of effective speakers