The English Lesson

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The English Lesson

• KLA of K-6

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• Once upon a time an English class had to learn
  about English. In this lesson they were taught
  the outcomes and content of the English KLA, as
  well as values and attitudes. They learnt the
  links between English and other KLAs and how the
  outcomes of English applicate to the real world
  outside the classroom.

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• The eight values were
• Enjoy creating a range of spoken and written text
• Enjoy and experience responding to variety of
  spoken and written text.

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• Experiment with different aspects of spoken and
  written language.
• Show confidence in using language

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• Show independence in using and learning language
• Choose to reflect on and share experiences

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• Uses language to support and encourage
• Understand how language can include and exclude
  others

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• The four language tools and outcome based content
  are
• talking and listening outcomes,
• reading outcomes and
• writing outcomes.

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• These four develop through Stage 1, 2 3. They
  result with the student gaining student
  competence in learning and using language in a
  broad range of contexts.
• The main insight drawn on in English is to make
  meaning through language. This is what each
  language tool, talking, listening, reading and
  writing, help to attain and develop in the
  student.

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• The knowledge and skills and values and attitudes
  in English are gained and grow from early stage 1
  through to late stage 3.
• Students learn how to interact productively with
  peers, speak confidently in class discussion,
  listen strategically, read with comprehension,
  and to write well-structured, coherent texts.

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Linking KLA-to other KLAs

• English is a vital KLA as it is central to a
  students intellectual, social and emotional
  development and has an essential role in all
  KLAs. As it is the subject responsible for the
  education of language, it assists students in
  interpreting and understanding the other KLAs.

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• Most subjects such as math, science and HSIE
  indefinitely require talking and listening
  outcomes when involved in class discussion to
  comprehend lessons and present their own ideas
  about issues and topics brought up in the class.
• Reading and writing is also essential especially
  for humanity subjects such as science and HSIE
  when preparing and setting out work, and
  understanding the requirements of language in
  presentation

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• Such as a geography project needing a summary on
  a country and a spoken presentation, the student
  needs the knowledge of formal spoken language in
  the classroom, and being able to read chosen
  texts in order to write out their summary of the
  topic, sentence construction, spelling and
  grammar are also required knowledge.

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Link KLA- to outside world

• It then goes beyond the classroom and becomes
  part of the students everyday life where talking,
  listening, reading and writing is expected such
  as applying for jobs, emailing, having
  spontaneous topic related conversations either
  formally or informally.

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• The Board of Studies defines the link between
  English and the outside world as that competence
  in English will enable students to learn about
  the role of language in their own lives, and in
  their own and other cultures..

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• They will then be able to communicate their
  thoughts and feelings, to participate in society,
  to make informed decisions about personal and
  social issues and to analyse information and
  viewpoints, to use their imaginations and to
  think about the influences of culture on the
  meanings made with language (English K-6
  Syllabus, Board of Studies, 1998)