The aims of the English curriculum are to:
- Develop an appreciation of the value of spoken, read and
written language
- Create, foster and maintain the child’s interest in
expression and communication
- Develop confidence and competence in listening, speaking,
reading and writing
- Develop the capacity to clarify thinking through oral
language, reading and writing
- Enable the child to read and to write independently
Broad objectives
- When due account is taken of varying abilities and
circumstances, the English language curriculum should enable the child to:
- Develop the skill of listening actively
- Learn to understand the conventions of oral language
interactions
- Expand his vocabulary and develop a command of grammar,
syntax and punctuation
- Become fluent and explicit in communicating ideas and
experiences
- Identify the key points of a text or oral presentation and
organise the information gained
- Justify opinions and present a coherent argument orally
and in writing
- Organise, clarify, interpret and extend experiences
through oral language activity and writing
- Compose and relate own stories and poems
- Develop a range of reading skills which includes phonemic
awareness and a sight vocabulary
- Develop a range of comprehension strategies
- Read from a variety of texts
- Develop a sense of discrimination with regard to the use
of language and images in the media
- Write for different purposes
- Learn to edit writing
- Use computer technology in learning to write and for
information retrieval
- Enhance reading and writing development through the
involvement of parents or guardians
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