Post on 22-Oct-2015
SESSION 4
Curriculum Framework and Basic Features of Grade 8 English (Integrated Language Arts Curriculm)
OBJECTIVES
• Familiarize participants with the curriculum framework, components and features of Grade 8 (Integrated Language Arts Curriculum)
• Gain an in-depth understanding on the basic features of the Grade 8 English
• Determine the features, strands, and domains of the Integrated Language Arts Curriculum
in addition to the four macro skills VIEWING of multimedia and internet sources of information as the means to develop creativity in transcoding concepts from one medium to another is given importance.
LISTENING COMPREHENSION LISTENING COMPREHENSION
ORAL LANGUAGE AND FLUENCYORAL LANGUAGE AND FLUENCY
VOCABULARYDEVELOPMENT VOCABULARYDEVELOPMENT
READING COMPREHENSION READING COMPREHENSION
WRITING AND COMPOSITIONWRITING AND COMPOSITION
GRAMMAR AWARENESS AND STRUCTUREGRAMMAR AWARENESS AND STRUCTURE
ATTITUDE (TOWARDS LEARNING)ATTITUDE (TOWARDS LEARNING)
STUDY STRATEGIESSTUDY STRATEGIES
COMPONENT 1 -LANGUAGE LEARNING PROCESS (Learner-Centered)
1. Spiral Progression – approach used by the
K-12 curriculum
2. Interaction – students engage in activities
that simulate real-life situations
3. Integration –the receptive and productive
skills are taught in an integrated manner.
4. Contextualization – learning is put in the
context of the learners to aid them in meaning
making
COMPONENT 2 - EFFECTIVE LANGUAGE USE
1. Understanding Cultures - Learning language
through text types and literary appreciation
exposes learners to different cultures of the
world, including one’s culture.
3. Process and Strategies – Given a repertoire of
processes and strategies, the learners decide on
what is appropriate for a given context.
COMPONENT 3 - MAKING MEANING THROUGH LANGUAGE
The Language Arts and Multiliteraries Curriculum (LAMC) is composed of five 5 intricately intertwined and integrated substrands (listening, speaking, reading, writing and viewing) that serves as building blocks for understanding and creation of meaning and for effective communication across curricula.
COMPONENT 4
Holistic assessment of the Language Arts and Literacy Curriculum which serves as feedback of its effectiveness to students, teachers, school administrators, and curriculum developers.
In a nutshell, the framework shows that:•The goal of the curriculum is to produce graduates who posses communicative competence and multiliteracies. This can be achieved by developing competencies covering the strands of reading, writing, listening, speaking, and viewing.
These competencies can be targeted and developed by1.taking into consideration the spiral progression approach, 2.putting learning in context,3. integrating the macro skills, and 4.allowing the learners to engage in communication activities so that they eventually learn to apply what they have learned in real-life scenarios.
• As support, teachers should explore approaches supported by theories and best practices in language teaching and learning.
• The whole process eventually sees outcomes through a holistic assessment.
•How are language, literature and life woven
in the K-12 Language Arts Curriculum?
•Why is the study of literature inseparable
with the study of language?
LIFELIFELIFELIFE
LITERATURELITERATURELITERATURELITERATURE LANGUAGELANGUAGELANGUAGELANGUAGET
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THEMESTHEMES TASKS
TASKS
• Expresses our emotions, beliefs, aspirations and sentiments. It informs, entertains and teaches a lesson.
LITERATURELITERATURELITERATURELITERATURE
• Language teaching should include literary texts. As students read and reflect on a rich variety of literary text, they develop a deeper understanding of themselves and others and of the world around them.
LITERATURELITERATURELITERATURELITERATURE
Language is the basis for thinking, communicating, and learning. Students need language skills in order to comprehend ideas and information, to interact socially, to inquire into areas of interest and study, and to express themselves clearly and demonstrate their learning
LANGUAGELANGUAGELANGUAGELANGUAGE
Language is a tool that humans use to communicate thoughts, ideas and emotions. LANGUAGELANGUAGELANGUAGELANGUAGE
Language learning is most effective when it takes place through meaningful, interactive tasks, exploring relevant texts, and focusing on the themes.
LIFELIFELIFELIFE
LITERATURELITERATURELITERATURELITERATURE LANGUAGELANGUAGELANGUAGELANGUAGE
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THEMESTHEMES TASKS
TASKS
inking life, literature, and language
ntegrating themes, texts, and tasks
aining mastery of language forms and rules of usage
oning independent study strategies
hinking through a variety of texts and tasks
inking life, literature, and language
ntegrating themes, texts, and tasks
aining mastery of language forms and rules of usage
oning independent study strategies
hinking through a variety of texts and tasks
USES LITERARY AND PARALLEL INFORMATIVE TEXTS USES CULMINATING PERFORMANCE TASKS
HAS A THEME PER QUARTER
INCLUDES INSTRUCTIONAL PHASES(KPUT – KNOW, PROCESS, UNDERSTAND, TRANSFER)
LEVELS OF ASSESSMENT COVER KPUP
PROMOTES DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION
USES LITERARY AND PARALLEL INFORMATIVE TEXTS
• Understanding of Afro-Asian Literature and other text types to appreciate Philippine culture and that of other countries.
Features
QUARTER 1: Searching for KnowledgeQUARTER 2: Embracing our Heritage
QUARTER 3: Overcoming ChallengesQUARTER 4: Changing Perspectives
HAS A THEME PER QUARTER
An eight-year-old boy approached an old man in front of a wishing well, looked up into his eyes, and asked: "I understand you're a very wise man. I'd like to know the secret of life."
The old man looked down at the youngster and replied: "I've thought a lot in my lifetime, and the secret can be summed up in four words.
The second is BELIEVE.
BELIEVE in yourself based on the thinking you've done about the values you're going to live your life by.
The third is DREAM.
DREAM about the things that can be, based on your belief in yourself and the values you're going to live by.
The last is DARE.
DARE to make your dreams become reality, based on your belief in yourself and your values