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We do not subscribe to the philosophy that if students
are placed in a class and dormitory where English is the common language,
they will automatically pick it up, for a variety of reasons. Language
is taught, not caught. “Research shows that children take up
to two years to develop basic interpersonal skills, BUT it takes from
five to seven years to acquire the full range of inter-personal skills
of IGCSE” ( Assessing the Needs of Bi-lingual Pupils. D. Hall)
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Programme includes: |
| Std. 1 - 2 |
Students work on a narrow range of language adequate for basic communication.
Topics include greeting people, recognizing public signs and notices and
the use of predictable language to discuss everyday situations.
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| Std. 3 - 4 |
Students work on a range of language adequate for basic communication.
Topics include greeting people, expressing agreement and disagreement, ask
and answer questions about physical characteristics, number and possession
and the use of predictable language to discuss everyday situations. |
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Students in Std 3 work towards the Cambridge ESL for young learners
exams- Starters
Starters
This is designed for children who have completed a year or about
100 hours of learning.
The paper has components in Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking
and is specified in four categories: topics, words, structures and
tasks.
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| Std. 5 |
Students work on a range of language adequate for developing communication.
Topics include introductions, expressing regret, ask and answer questions
about physical characteristics, number and possession, locations, using
present simple and present continuous tenses. |
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Students in Stds. 4 & 5 work towards the Cambridge ESL for young learners
exams- Movers
Movers
This is the second level in the series for children who have completed
about 175 hours of learning. The paper has components in Reading, Writing,
Listening, and Speaking and is specified in four categories: topics,
words, structures and tasks.
Alternatively they may sit for the AQA Junior English Test- Level 1
This paper has components in Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking.
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| Std. 6 |
Students work on a range of language adequate for developing communication.
Topics build on those of previous levels and also include use of
conditionals, modal and auxiliary verbs, passive voice, using future
continuous and perfect tenses. |
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Flyers
This set is a proficiency level equivalent to that of the Key English
Test (the first of the main suite of Cambridge E.F.L. examinations).
This test is for children who have completed about 250 hours of study.
Alternatively they may sit for the AQA Junior English Test- Level
2
This paper has components in Reading, Writing, Listening,
and Speaking.
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The programmes of study for the students are based on the results
of their Admissions tests which include reading comprehension, decoding,
spelling plus maths tests and ESL competency tests. Students are admitted
to the ESL programme if their admission tests show they are sufficiently
behind the required standards but with an adequate reasoning score.
Thus the programme of study is somewhat flexible.
The ESL teachers also work alongside the class teachers to incorporate
classroom and subject specific vocabulary to enable a close working
relationship between the Junior School and Learning Support departments.
This also supports the students with integration into the mainstream
classes.
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