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P2 ENGLISH LANGUAGE 2015

• MISSION
• APPROACH TO EL TEACHING
• P2 ENGLISH CURRICULUM
• HOW PARENTS CAN PROVIDE SUPPORT
• EXAM MATTERS

OUTLINE

To equip our pupils with literacy skills that enable them to be linguistically competent and confident users of the English Language. MISSION

“A Strong Foundation and Rich Language for All”.

APPROACH TO EL TEACHING

• Systematic and explicit instruction
• A contextualised and holistic

approach to learning

APPROACH TO EL TEACHING

The foundation of language learning will be strengthened through:

• A greater focus on oral communication

(listening and speaking skills)

• Development of word study skills
• Development of writing skills

APPROACH TO EL TEACHING

• Use of print and non-print resources
• Promotion of extensive reading

APPROACH TO EL TEACHING

DRAMA

• Adopts a learner-centred approach
• Develops linguistic skills (reading, writing,

speaking and listening)

• Helps shy pupils
• Motivates learners

SYLLABUS AIMS

Listening, Reading and Viewing (Receptive Skills) Speaking, Writing and Representing (Productive Skills) Understanding and use internationally acceptable English grammar and vocabulary

P2 ENGLISH CURRICULUM

• STELLAR
• LITERATURE-IN-ACTION PROGRAMME
• SPEECH ENRICHMENT

• STELLAR

• STELLAR PEDAGOGIC FRAMEWORK

To know more about STELLAR, you may wish to visit www.stellarliteracy.sg

Objectives

• To learn literary devices
• To be exposed to good writing

and see the world through the eyes of different characters

LITERATURE-IN-ACTION PROGRAMME

Objectives

• To speak clearly and

expressively

• To explore language

through drama

SPEECH ENRICHMENT PROGRAMME

HOW PARENTS CAN PROVIDE SUPPORT

• Help your child learn English by providing varied English

language reading materials at home.

• Encourage your child to read books and other materials

related to their interests or hobbies

• Talk about the books and characters read

– Getting your child to retell a story to you in his or her own words – Suggesting that your child give a different ending to the story read

Assessment Format(Formal)

Mode of Assessment T 1 (%) T 2 (%) T3 (%) T4 (%) Sub- Total (%) Total (%) Performance Tasks 15 5 10 10 40 100 Review Assessments 10 10

• 20

Year-end Assessment

• 40

40

Skills Term 1 Term 2 Speaking Show-and-Tell

(5%)

Show-and-Tell Reading Readers’ Theatre Readers’ Theatre (5%) Listening Listening Task

(5%)

Listening Task Writing Group Writing Tasks Group Writing Language Use Review Assessment

• Spelling (5%)

Review Assessment 2

• Grammar, Vocabulary,

Comprehension & Spelling (10%)

Show and Tell Rubrics

Readers’ Theatre

Sample Script Me: Mum! Jenny has dropped her broccoli into my soup again! Mum: Jenny, you should learn from your

• brother. He ears lots of vegetables. That’s

why he’s fit.

Readers’ Theatre Presentation Rubrics

Component Content Item Type Review Assessment Language Use Comprehension Spelling Vocabulary Grammar

Comprehension Choose best 2 per term

MCQ Cloze with helping words Open- ended

P2 SA2

Component Content

• No. of

Items Marks Oral Reading Aloud 1 item 6 Picture Discussion 1 item 10 Listening Comprehension Sound Discrimination, Picture Matching 8 items 4 items 12 Composition (50 min) Guided Writing (Pupils to write at least 80 words) 1 item 12

P2 SA2

Component Content

• No. of

Items Marks

Language Use and Comprehension (1 hr) Vocabulary (MCQ discrete) 5 5 Vocabulary (Fill-in-the blanks with helping words)

• 1 passage

5 5 Grammar (MCQ discrete) 5 5 Grammar Cloze (Fill-in-the-Blanks with helping words)

• 2 passages

8 (4 items in each passage) 8

P2 SA2

Component Content

• No. of

Items Marks Language Use and Comprehension Punctuation (MCQ) 4 4 Editing on Spelling 3 3 Comprehension

• 1 passage (A variety of items:

e.g. Checking(), Sequencing , Open-ended), True/False Up to 10 items 10

Examples of Comprehension Questions

Sequencing

Write 1, 2 and 3 in the boxes below to indicate the order in which the events

• ccurred in the story.

Jon’s computer screen flickered and blacked out. Jon’s father pulled out the computer cord. Jon went to bed.

True/False

Sentence True/False i) Jon’s parents wanted him to write an interesting story. ii) Jon thought Peter could never win the first prize. State whether each sentence below is True of False.

Checking()

Choose the most suitable answer and put a in the box provided. Jon was planning to write a story about ______. the writer his parents his grandfather

Open-ended

Write your answer in complete sentences. Why was Jon happy in the end? ______________________________________ ______________________________________

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