1. APPROACHES TO TEACHING AND LEARNING

2. LIFE LITERATURE LANGUAGE
TEXTS
THEMES
TASKS

3. LITERATURE-BASED, NOT GENRE-FOCUSED
Philippine Literature in English in Four Periods
The traditions and aspirations of the Filipino people

4. Philippine Folk Literature in Translation
Period of Apprenticeship
Period of Emergence
Contemporary Period

5. INFORMATIVE TEXTS AS PARALLEL TEXTS
To enrich/expand thematic focus
To link students to current affairs, issues, and concerns
To teach media literacy

6. Expansion/ Enrichment
COMMUNICATIVE GRAMMAR
Elicitation
Generalization
Controlled Practice
Individual Practice
Expansion/ Enrichment

7. FOCUS ON COMMON AREAS OF DIFFICULTY IN GRAMMAR
Not sequential
Common errors included in standard and international English proficiency tests

8. Balance between individual and cooperative learning
USE OF CULMINATING PERFORMANCE TASKS
Typically weaves study strategies, especially for information management
Balance between individual and cooperative learning

9. L inking life, literature,
and language
I ntegrating themes, texts,
and tasks
G aining mastery of language
forms and rules of usage
H oning independent study
strategies
T hinking through a variety
of texts and tasks