CURRICULUM - Sublevel EGB Media

CURRICULUM - Sublevel EGB Media

1. Curricular Thread 1: Communication and cultural awareness.

   • Recognizing that culture is closely related to language, it can be concluded that cultural awareness is an essential component of communication instruction in the EFL classroom
     • EVALUATION CRITERIA
       • Cultivate an awareness of different cultures and identify similarities and differences between them through oral and written literary texts.
     • OBJECTIVES:
       • Use a variety of oral, print and electronic forms for social communication and for writing to oneself.
     • EXAMPLE:
       • Friendly notes, invitations, diary entries, notes to self, electronic messages, etc.

2. Curricular Thread 2: Oral communication (listening and speaking).

   • Speaking is also a way for learners to lean. They are still willing at this age to experiment with language, but must be given opportunities to do so.
     • EVALUATION CRITERIA
       • Recognize and exhibit responsible behaviors at home, at school and towards the environment
     • OBJECTIVES:
       • Record key items of specific information from a heard message or description, either in written form or by drawing a picture.
     • EXAMPLE:
       • Letters of the alphabet, numbers, quantities, prices and times, days, dates and months, etc.

3. Curricular Thread 3: Reading

   • Learners read and take notes or write summaries. Learners read and listen to texts that match or contradict the opinion of an author.
     • EVALUATION CRITERIA
       • Interact with others using a variety of both verbal and nonverbal communication features.
     • OBJECTIVES:
       • Identify and use reading strategies to make text more comprehensible and meaningful.
     • EXAMPLE:
       • Skimming, scanning, previewing, predicting, reading for main ideas and details, etc.

4. Curricular Thread 4: Writing.

   • Writing involves a variety of language skills and subskills learners must draw from: grammar, vocabulary, punctuation, spelling and text organization, among others. Learners at this age are developing a “theory of mind”.
     • EVALUATION CRITERIA
       • Develop the skills to work collaboratively using a range of verbal and nonverbal communication features
     • OBJECTIVES:
       • Make a simple learning resource in order to record and practice new words.
     • EXAMPLE:
       • A picture dictionary, a word list, set of flashcards, etc.

5. Curricular Thread 5: Language through the arts.

   • To develop creative thinking skills, teachers can begin to introduce drawing techniques such as mind mapping or illustrating situations – ideal and flawed, current, past and future.
     • EVALUATION CRITERIA
       • Demonstrate an ability to use a variety of sources for oral in order to interact with others in social situations.
     • OBJECTIVES:
       • Purpose, settings, audience, voice, rhythm, etc.
     • EXAMPLE:
       • Create stories, poems, songs, and plays including those that reflect traditional and popular Ecuadorian culture,