General Features of English for Palestine

Presented by : Eman Rasheed..

22009175Fida’ Abu- Hweshel..

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*What type of syllabus is English for Palestine?

It is a cyclic syllabus that enables teachers and learners to study the same

language item more than once .

*There are many features in E4P syllabus:

1-Follows the Ministry of Education syllabus.

2 -Provides systematic skills development and grammar practice.

3 -Has built-in recycling and frequent revision to build confidence.

4 -Includes motivating and rewarding activities suitable for each grade throughout the school system.

5 -Prepares schools leavers for further study or the world of work .

What do the first few pages in the TB present?

*Course components

*Methodology

*Classroom management

Methodology:1-Developing listening and speaking skills :

*Fluency activities. *Accuracy activities. *Oral interaction in the classroom. 

2 -Developing reading skills:*Word cards.

*Independent learning. 

3 -Developing writing skills

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT:

1 -Making periods enjoyable and effective:

 *Activate existing knowledge.

*Use visual material effectively. *Monitor and feed back

*Keep children motivated. 

2 -Revising. 

3 -Testing . 

4 -Using teacher’s signs

5 -Using language games

*What are the main components of English for Palestine?

 1-Student book:

Presents the new language and provides classrooms activities for practice and recycling , then provides additional practice material for class and home use.

 2 -Teacher's book:

Offers detailed , step-by-step lesson notes as well as model tests from Grade 4 onwards for testing after revision units.

 3 -Work book:

Provides additional practice material for class and home use.

4 -Posters & Flashcards: Present key vocabulary to the class , and enable extra practice and

activities as a group .  

5 -Audio cassette & CDs: Presents all the listening activities , including prompts for speaking practice.

The three stages don't have the same number and type of components , every stage has its own ones

The 3 stages share the same components of: Student book , Teacher book , Audio cassette & CDs 

However , grade 4 has all the three and " The posters and Flashcards " and doesn't have "

Workbook . "  In other hand , grade 8 has the five components : SB , WB , TB , Audio CDs , Posters & Flashcards .

Grade 12 includes 4 components : SB , WB , TB , Audio CDs but it does not have Posters & Flashcards.

How many objectives are stated for each grade? Give example.

The objectives vary from level to level, and don’t have a specific number.For example:

Lower stage:The objectives of Grade 4 are:• to develop a core vocabulary of high-

frequency English words which can be built on at later levels.

•to introduce simple key grammatical structures .

•to provide opportunities for children to engage in

meaningful activities in English .

•to practice and extend children’s abilities in the key skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing.

The objectives of grade 8 are:Upper stage :

The objectives of Grade 8 are:• To develop a core vocabulary of high-

frequency English words which can be built on at later levels.

• To introduce key grammatical structures.• To provide opportunities for students to

engage in meaningful activities in English.

• To practice and extend student’s abilities in the key skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing.

The objectives of grade 12 are:

*To revise and develop vocabularies of high-frequency English words which were built on former levels.

*To revise grammatical structures and provide new ones.

*To provide opportunities for students to engage in meaningful activities in English.

* To practise and extend students abilities in the key skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing.

Content pages:

Don’t give the same information. Every stage has its own characteristics and provides different types of information.

For example:Grade 4:

Grade8:

Grade 12:

List pedagogical value (benefits) of these tabulated

contents for teachers? 1-It enables teachers to plan for

their classes. 2 -It helps teachers to organize

exams. 3 -It helps them in evaluation

exams. 4 -It also provides teachers with

the best ways to explain their lessons .