General Features of English for Palestine

Presented by : Eman Rasheed Fida’ Abu- Hweshel

*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 introduce simple key grammatical structures. to provide opportunitiesfor children to engage in 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. to practice and extend children’s abilities in the key skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing.

The objectives of grade 8 are: 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.