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The introduction of English as a second foreign language at the level of the first year
middle school stems from the official instructions, issued by the authorities. It implies
a whole process going through an exhaustive work plan of designing syllabuses.
The newly built syllabus contains a short introduction making explicit the finalities of
the English language teaching, as set by the educational authorities of our country
The accompanying document provides the teaching personnel with a great deal of
useful recommendations on how to implement the contents of the syllabus.
Spotlight on English is a textbook intended for young learners who have never
studied English before. It is based on the 2002 official syllabus for the first year of
middle school. This syllabus requires the implementation of a competency based
approach through the development of three main competencies (Interact orally in
English) (Interpret visual verbal and non verbal texts), (produce visual verbal and non
verbal texts)
The textbook of English for first year pupils reflects the finalities and aims of the
national syllabus. It follows a framework which aims to improve the teaching of
English and to respond to the needs of beginners. It takes into account the pupils'
interests through a choice of topics that appeal to their age.
It develops the main features of the syllabus .The competencies that have been
assigned are integrated, though priority is given to oral interaction. It helps the
learners develop strategies in foreign language acquisition. It initiates self evaluation
and focuses on a project based pedagogy', which provides the learners with useful
methodological tools.
File content :
All the files have a linguistic, methodological and cultural content .The book contains
a preliminary file which raises the learners' awareness to the fact that they already
know English, present in their environment. Then follow seven files; each of which
are grouped into learning sections which are topical notional and functional.
The content of these seven files each of them centered around a general theme are
organized under four major headings.
The headings are:
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Connaissances
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File 1
Connaissances
nombre x
Habilets
nombre x
Capacit
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File 2
Connaissances
nombre x
Habilets
nombre x
Capacit
nombre x
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File 3
Connaissances
nombre x
Habilets
nombre x
Capacit
nombre x
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File 4
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Connaissances
nombre x
Habilets
nombre x
Capacit
nombre x
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File 5
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Connaissances
nombre x
Habilets
nombre x
Capacit
nombre x
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File 6
Capacit nombre
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COMPETENCES 1 2 3 INTERAGIR
INTERPRETER
PRODUIRE
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